“The court based its decision largely on the precedent set in the case of US v. Miller which allowed the banning of sawed-off shotguns on the grounds they had no military or civilian purpose. The court stated, “the ban on AK series rifles does not impinge on rights protected by the Second Amendment because assault weapons are at least as dangerous and unusual as the short-barreled shotgun.”
Talk about twisted logic. The Miller decision said the short barreled shotgun was not shown to be used by the military. In their twisted way, they are claiming that you should have legal access to a full auto AK47, because the semi-auto version is not used much by the military.
Completely insane. That semi-auto AR-47 type rifle *is* in common use in the United States, far more common than short barrelled shotguns.
“Talk about twisted logic.”
Thay also say that full auto weapons are not covered by the 2nd because they are not in common use. Well they are not in common use since the govt tightly restricts their use and availability. They also do not stipulate what % of the population constitues “common”. I guess they decide arbitrarily where the cutoff is. No possibility of abuse there.