The Federal court for the western district of Arkansas decides United states v. Miller: judge Hiram Heartsill Ragon declares the registration and excise provisions of the National Firearms Act to be unlawful.
NOTE: The court’s opinion in this decision is only one paragraph, and contained no discussion of constitutional issues or precedents, although the counsel for the defense did raise them.
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Authority:
Article II of Amendment
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References:
United States v. Miller, 25 F. Supp. 1002 (W.D. Ark. 1939).
Robert A. Levy and William Mellor, The Dirty Dozen: How twelve Supreme Court cases radically expanded government and eroded freedom, (New York: Sentinel, 2008), 111-12.
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