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To: lowbridge
This should be overturned unless the government is going for the complete disarmament. You have to wonder why they are so eager to strip citizens of any weapon. What are they afraid of?

The United States Supreme Court already defined (MANY years ago) the weapons under the 2nd Amendment. Notice, they say nothing of hunting or self-defense. BTW, AKs make good hog hunting rifles.

United States v. Miller (1939)

In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a "shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length" at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument.

27 posted on 10/22/2013 11:56:50 AM PDT by Azeem (There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
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To: Azeem

“In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a “shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length” at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument. “

Sawed off shotguns were used in WW1, so the court here on Miller 1939 was wrong as well.


30 posted on 10/22/2013 11:59:34 AM PDT by lowbridge
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