[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Actually according to US vs Miller in order for a firearm to be protected by the 2nd it must have a militarily useful purpose.

Excellent point! Makes you wonder why the ATF "regulates" short barreled shotguns, no? Remington makes model 870 shotguns w/ an 11" barrel and sells them as NFA items.

Regards,
GtG

[Stormdog]

“Excellent point! Makes you wonder why the ATF “regulates” short barreled shotguns, no?”

The Miller case was about a short barreled shotgun. The government argued that the short barreled shotgun wasn’t used in the military. None of the justices questioned that statement and were not aware that in fact, short barreled shotguns were in use in the military.

The Defendant in the case, Miller, could never be located so there was no one arguing his side of the matter. The SJC only heard the government’s side of things and that was it.

And the rest, as they say, is history.