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12. That's the explicit reasoning in Miller, IIRC

Reply to Peregrine (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 07:33 PM

Dec 2012

The reason sawed-off shotguns could be banned is because they are of limited military utility. I'd add that the same logic could apply to handguns, which are generally only given to officers (and at least in theory they're mostly for shooting your own troops if they try to run).

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Scalia seems to think Peregrine Dec 2012 #9

That's the explicit reasoning in Miller, IIRC Recursion Dec 2012 #12

No. Marinedem Dec 2012 #15

I was thinking more of the 19th century Recursion Dec 2012 #16