I will have to look into the details, but I know that the ban that many major metropolitan areas had on handguns was struck down by the supreme court as being unconstitutional.
Also, when the law was written, "the right to bear arms" meant one thing.. owning a musket. Now "the right to bear arms" could conceivably extend to shoulder launched anti-aircraft weapons, and so the amendment is interpretted as "the right to bear arms... but we will tell you which ones we deem to be reasonable." So your right is not removed, you can still own a gun, just not many specific guns. I do not believe there is anywhere in the U.S. that has outright banned firearms, that would be unconstitutional.
Also, bear in mind that while the original intention was to check a potential tyranny, it was not expressly written in that way. And as we have covered, actually checking the perceived tyranny is illegal. So the legislator can ban certain guns (fully auto assault rifles for example) on the basis that there is no reasonable legal use for the weapon.
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