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To: zeugma
Great paragraph on page 30: "Beyond the intended burdens described above, experienced judges can also predict unintended effects of the ammunition background check system and its burdens. One, even more ammunition and more firearms will be bought. Human nature and the laws of economics being what they are, law-abiding citizens will probably delay ammunition purchases, purchase very large quantities when they do, and stockpile their ammunition, rather than submitting to more frequent background checks each time to buy smaller quantities as they may have need.

While there are no numerical limits on the quantity of ammunition one may buy today, Carnac the Magnificent might easily predict that in the not-to-distant future, this will be deemed a “loophole” that the State will endeavor to close. "

67 posted on 04/24/2020 10:30:54 AM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: aimhigh
I thought the Carnac reference was excellent. I've made it to page 75 so far. There is a lot of stuff in here. I noticed that the author accurately described part of the ruling of Cruikshank, i.e., that the Right to Bear arms existed before the Constitution did (I've often seen that misquoted)...

He got this part right about Miller...

However, I noticed that once again, the author misunderstood another part of Miller. Note the disconnect between the bolded bit above, and the parenthetical bolded bit below. The above bit is correct, but the below bit is not, and in fact, contradict each other.

The parenthetical bit I bolded mistakes Miller badly. Here's a bit of relevant text from Miller:

The two bolded bits from Miller above say something completely different. What it means is that the Supreme Court had not been briefed that sawed-off shotguns were useful in warfare (as was the case of trench-guns in WWI (which was the "Great War" at the time, since WWII hadn't yet come up). Had the court been informed that sawed-off shotguns were military weapons, the above indicates they would have made a much different decision in this case. It also means that automatic weapons are definitely Second Amendment weapons, and the laws regulating them, which were also not briefed in the case, even though they were a part of the law in question (922o).

U.S. v Miller is one of the most lied about decisions the Supreme Court has ever made.

70 posted on 04/24/2020 1:32:40 PM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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