Yep, though actually all governments, not just the federales. And that is why they desperately want to outlaw them. They don't give a damn about murder victims and victims of crime. That's just smoke and mirrors.
They would outlaw rubber band guns if they thought people could use them to resist the government.
“The 2nd amendment was designed to point a loaded military grade weapon at the federal government.”
That statement is incredibly radical. Was then. Is today. That is amusing to me.