[rellimpank]

Yes. That has even been pointed out by some liberal observers. The fact of the matter, is that the original premis of Miller-that short barrelled shotguns have no use by the "militia" is false--short barrelled weapons firing multiple projectiles have been used in every war since the invention of firearms--the justices of the Supreme Court must have been unaware of the usage of "trench guns" in WW 1--

[Orangedog]

The fact of the matter, is that the original premis of Miller-that short barrelled shotguns have no use by the "militia" is false-

No argument there. What I was trying to focus attention on was that if this is how the dems and their ilk want to play it, fine....that means that the ban on all of the semi-automatic weapons and high capacity magazines that was passed in the 90's is unconstitutional because of Miller. Therefore these "assault weapons" (the clueless gun-grabbers don't even know what a true assault weapon is) are perfectly legal to buy, sell and own. They can't have it both ways, i.e. Miller says assault weapons are permissable under the 2nd amendment.

You made a good point about shotguns being used in WWI. I'm sure the Germans had no problem understanding that those are quite usefull in combat...after getting a chest full of buck-shot or 12 gauge slugs.