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Old July 20, 2013, 06:46 PM   #7
Tom Servo
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If I recall, the court in that case decided that because there was no military use for a short barreled shotgun, it was a legitimate restriction to make it a felony to own one.
They were actually incorrect on that, as short-barreled shotguns were used as trench sweepers in WWI, and they were used by guards in POW camps. There were two fundamental problems: the absence of anyone to represent Miller's case before the Supreme Court, and the sloth and sloppiness of the Justice who wrote the opinion.

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The only way the registry ever gets reopened is if someone from TFL (or someone of similar bent) gets elected president.
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