The Founders' Second Amendment
Origins of the Right to Bear Arms
Chicago : Ivan R. Dee ; Oakland, Calif. : In association with the Independent Institute, 2008.
Format: Book
Description: x, 425 pages ; 24 cm.
Stephen Halbrook's The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of the Second Amendment, based on the Founders' own statements as found in newspapers, correspondence, debates, and resolutions. Mr. Halbrook investigates the period from 1768 to 1826, from the last years of British rule and the American Revolution through to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the passing of the Founders' generation. His book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the arguments behind the drafting and adoption of the Second Amendment, and the intentions of the men who created it. With the question of the right to bear arms scheduled to come before the Supreme Court in the spring of 2008, The Founders' Second Amendment could scarcely be more timely.
Series: Independent studies in political economy.
Contents:
"The inhabitants to be disarmed" -- From the tea party to the powder alarm -- The arms embargo and search and seizure at the neck -- A shot heard 'round the world and "a cruel act of perfidy" -- "Times that try men's souls" -- "That the people have a right" -- "A musket to defend these rights" -- A constitution with no bill of rights? -- The "dissent of the minority" -- Virginia tips the scales -- "A majority that is irresistible" -- Mr. Madison's amendments -- The Bill of Rights in the states -- The great militia debate -- Old founders never die, they just fade away -- What does the Second Amendment say?
Subjects:
United States. Constitution. 2nd Amendment -- History.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Constitutional history -- United States.
United States. Constitution. 2nd Amendment -- History.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Constitutional history -- United States.
ISBN:
9781566637923 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LAW Constitution Hal | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-392) and index.