Short Barreled Shotguns not "part of the ordinary military equipment"

U.S. Navy ^ | 2006 March 21 | Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden

[El Gato]

Sailors on USS Ronald Reagan beg to differ with US Supreme Court. (UNITED STATES v. MILLER ET AL.)

(Look at all those empty hulls on the deck!)

[Scribbz]

Someone comes over the side and you have one of those ready.

Ooooh get a mop!

[El Gato]

There was another pic as well.

Description: Demonstrating his competence with a 12-guage-shotgun, a Sailor fires the weapon during a familiarization firing exercise on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

60321-N-7130B-005 Persian Gulf (March 21, 2006) - Demonstrating his competence with a 12-guage-shotgun, a Sailor fires the weapon during a familiarization firing exercise on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) are currently on a deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden (RELEASED)

And a lefty to boot!.

[kerryusama04]

Someone comes over the side and you have one of those ready.

Be pretty tough to come over the side of a carrier!

[Scribbz]

figure of speech

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

PULL!!!!

[kerryusama04]

Sorry, but hey, it could happen!

[WoofDog123]

they look like 18" barrels to me.

[B4Ranch]

Look like Mossberg 500's

[Zeroisanumber]

Sorry, but hey, it could happen!

Doesn't a carrier have marines on board to repel boarders?

[razorback-bert]

Prepare to repel boarders!

[WoofDog123]

identical to the mossbergs i have owned.

[Paul_Denton]

Yep. Looks like a 500 or 590 model.

[kerryusama04]

Doesn't a carrier have marines on board to repel boarders?

You would think, but the Marines have been pretty busy lately. Maybe they are qualifying so they can stand watch in port.

[Fintan]

 

He was in Viet Nam, y'know.

[Cobra64]

And a lefty to boot!.

And you point is... ?

[Paul_Denton]

Haha! great image :)

[Spruce]

I may be mistaken, but I believe Navy ships do NOT have Marines on board anymore.

[Hat-Trick]

Remington didn't come out with this gem until 1992, but had it been around when I was active duty USCG - it would have been what I would've chosen to take on boardings - if I got to pick. Still my favorite pump gun.

[BushMeister]

The look like Mossbergs (I have one), but the barrels are shorter than 18". Not sure if they're 16", or shorter.

And, yes, U.S. vs. Miller was wrongly decided based on your point, but it could also be used to argue that the USSC has already ruled that U.S. citizens can own whatever standard-issue battle rifle our soldiers and Marines carry.