"If Mr Rakove is no more impartial in his classes, I'm not sure I'd want to study with him. He states categorically that in United States v. Miller (1939) "[SCOTUS] held that the Second Amendment was designed to ensure the effectiveness of the militia, not to guarantee a private right to possess firearms." This is what is known as 'spin', aka 'a half-lie'. Possibly even 'heavy spin', aka 'a three-quarter lie'.
In fact, the issue in Miller was whether possession of a sawed-off shotgun was protected by the Second. At the time, sawed-off shotguns had no apparent military or 'sporting' use, so the court found against the possessor. 'Ensure the effectiveness of the militia' didn't come into it."
Mr.M