................a shotgun had no military value ???. Miller presented no evidence of a military using shotguns at trial AND the court did not give judicial notice to the fact that the US military indeed did use shotguns at that time............
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SECTION I. Introduction ..................... 1- 3 2- 9
II. Winchester Shotgun, 12-Gage, M97. 4- 11 10- 37
III. Winchester Shotgun, 12-Gage, M12. 12- 19 38- 58
IV. Stevens. Shotgun, 12-Gage, M620A,
M520, and M620.............. 20- 27 59- 87
V. Ithaca Shotgun, 12-Gage, M37..... 28- 35 88-111
VI. Remington Shotgun, 12-Gage, M10. 36- 43 112-136
VII. Remington Shotgun, 12-Gage, M31. 44- 51 137-160
VIII. Remington Shotgun, 12-Gage, Mll11
and Sportsman ............... 52- 60 161-192
IX. Savage Shotgun, 12-Gage, M720... 61- 69 193-223
X. Stoppages and immediate action.... 70- 74 224-231
XI. Special maintenance ............. 75- 78 232-235
XII. Materiel affected by gas.......... 79- 82 236-238
XIII. Ammunition ................... 83- 98 239-248
XIV. References ..................... 99-100 249-250
INDEX ..................................... 251-257
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