The Supreme court Miller ruling only stated that the 2nd. concerned military type weapons. It really did not address individual vs. collective rights. The court actually stated that shotguns have never been a military weapon so the 2nd. does not protect them. Shotties were extensively used in the War Between the States (primarily by the South) and in War I in trench fighting.

The NRA boogieman only has 4 million members, gun owners in the US number between 70 - 80 million. They don't represent everyone on the gun rights side.

"Well meaning academics" tend to be liberal leaning socialists living in ivory towers who want to direct policy but not suffer the consequences of their idealistic dreams.

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