Miller v. United States

Miller v. United States is a Supreme Court case from 1939 that concerned the Second Amendment and the definition of what constitutes a "militia." The Court ruled that the federal government could regulate short-barreled shotguns because these weapons were not considered part of ordinary military equipment and did not have a reasonable relation to the preservation of a militia. This decision clarified that the Second Amendment’s protections are linked to weapons suitable for a military context, influencing future debates around gun control and individual rights under the Constitution.