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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

307 U.S. 174

United States v. Miller

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRIT OURT OF THE U!ITED STATES FOR THE "ESTER! DISTRIT OF

AR#A!SAS

No. 696 Argued: March 30, 1939 --- Decided: May 15, 1939

The National Firearms Act, as applied to one indicted or transportin! in interstate commerce a "#$

!a%!e shot!%n &ith a 'arrel less than "( inches lon! &itho%t ha)in! re!istered it and &itho%t ha)in!in his possession a stamp$ai*ed &ritten order or it, as re+%ired ' the Act, held:

"- Not %nconstit%tional as an in)asion o the reser)ed po&ers o the States- Citin! Sonzinsky v.

United States,.// U-S- 0/1, and Narcotic Act cases- P- "22-

#- Not )iolati)e o the Second Amendmento the Federal Constit%tion- P- "2(-

The Co%rt cannot ta3e 4%dicial notice that a shot!%n ha)in! a 'arrel less than "( inches lon! has

toda an reasona'le relation to the preser)ation or eicienc o a &ell re!%lated militia, and

thereore cannot sa that the Second Amendment!%arantees to the citi5en the ri!ht to 3eep and

'ear s%ch a &eapon-

APPEA6 %nder the Criminal Appeals Act rom a 4%d!ment s%stainin! a dem%rrer to an indictment or

)iolation o the National Firearms Act- 7p"208

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