[Lurking Libertarian]

I think it very important that all those reading about the “Miller” decision know that when it went before the United States Supreme Court, that there was only one side “Argued and Briefed” the person “Miller” whose case went up to the U.S. Sup. Court, could not afford the coping cost, back in those day’s before computer’s , Zerox copiers, and me think’s mimographs.

Miller was not represented in the Supreme Court, but cost was not the reason. Miller was a bootlegger arrested with a sawed-off shotgun. The trial judge held the National Firearms Act unconstitutional and let him go. When he heard the Government was going to appeal, he skipped to Canada.

[supercat]

When he heard the Government was going to appeal, he skipped to Canada.

I thought Miller was found dead after his case was decided (shot to death, with a loaded gun in his hand which had just fired some bullets other than what killed him). Perhaps he'd still have been alive if he'd had his trenchgun.