College of Law Faculty Scholarship
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Law & Contemporary Problems
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2003
Abstract
The case of United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), is often cited in gun-control arguments and arguments over the meaning of the Second Amendment. In this Article, we take a close look at Miller, and the arguments made before the Supreme Court. When the decision is read closely and the arguments available (and not available) to the Court are taken into account, the decision is best understood as leaving open the opportunity for courts to adopt the Standard Model reading of the Second Amendment. What Miller plainly does not do is deny that an individual's right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment the holding ascribed to it by most federal courts since 1939.
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Glenn and Denning, Brannon, "Telling Miller's Tale" (2003). College of Law Faculty Scholarship. 226.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/utk_lawpubl/226