Reply #8: What court has ruled the 2nd is not an individual right? [View All]

[NickB79]

There has only been one significant Supreme Court case involving the 2nd Amendment (US vs. Miller), and in it they ruled that the 2nd ONLY protects your right to own weapons suitable for militia usage. The person being charged had been in violation of the then-new 1934 Natl. Firearms Act for posession of a sawed-off shotgun. The justices ruled that this weapon was not suitable for use in a militia in defense of the country, thus the government had a right to regulate them. This was probably the most bald-faced lie I have ever read though, as short-barrelled shotguns were a common firearm used in WWI trench warfare, and at least one of the justices on the court had fought in the trenches of WWI so he should have been familiar with this. So at best, this implies that citizens of the US have the right to own military-style assault rifles, shotguns and handguns more than they do hunting guns, no?