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OP: yes, the distinction you made in your post is false. "Arms" include all types of weaponry. Private citizens owned cannon and even armed ships at the time of the Revolution. The Constitution in Article 1, section 8 gives Congress the power to grant letters of marque and reprisal, which authorize a privately-owned ship to make war on behalf of the country. Changing technology doesn't change constitutional principles.