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>Scotus can 'interpret' all they want; but they have no power to declare that short shotguns can be prohibited by congress; - just as Congress has no power to make that prohibition.

I was going to make some wise a** answer to this foolishness, such as "You may be right, but the police, feds, courts, prison wardens, Congress and Presidents think you are wrong, so if you are so sure you are right, go ahead and cut your 12 ga off to 12 inches and see what happens." (not to be thought of as legal advice)

Rather than that, however, I'm simply going to say that although I believe very very strongly to the contrary, your beliefs may be entirely correct, but they are not supported by 200+ years of precedence and practice.

It's like the income tax issues. There are arguable points against a legal income tax, but the courts have said, "like it or not, the income tax stays, until replaced by something else by Congress."

Reminds me of myself as a kid.

While in law school, I made a 16 minute, incredibly skilled and learned argument about why my $50.00 speeding ticket was invalid.

I argued that since the LEO was aiming his radar while his car was on private property (a closed gas station) and he had neither permission or a warrant to be there, the ticket was invalid.

I argued interstate commerce.

I argued the unreliability of radar, planes overhead, a nearby airport, a nearby "radar" door opener, even the officer's eyesight, dirty eyeglasses, overtime on duty, training and the fight the had with his wife that morning.

The judge said: "Son, you may be right. Fifty Dollars."

"-- Son, you may be right. Fifty Dollars. -- And never forget, fighting city hall is for the suckers. --"

Milo, you may be right, -- the lawyers that run State & Fed governments know it all, and would never/ever ignore our Constitution. -- We just have to learn to trust them..