XXII, 263 Seiten 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index

Origins: the British heritage-The colonial experience-The Constitution-The Bill of Rights-The decline of the old militia system-Supreme Court rulings-Other court rulings-The textbook view-Twentieth-century issues: alternate views-The "right of revolution"-Spreading arguments in the media-Seeking shelter under the Fourteenth Amendment-The Second Amendment and politics-Rights talk-The twenty-first century: the Brady Law, the assault weapons ban, and beyond-The new militia movement-Recent court actions-Escalating Second Amendment rhetoric-Key people, cases, and events-Documents: the Calling Forth Act of 1792-The Uniform Militia Act of 1792-United States v. Cruikshank (1876)-Presser v. Illinois (1886)-United States v. Miller (1939)-Quilici v. Village of Morton Grove (1982)-State right-to-bear-arms provisions-Major party platform statements on gun control

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