Williams, David C.

The Mythic Meanings of the Second Amendment : Taming Political Violence in a Constitutional Republic. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (409 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Framers' Constitution -- 1 The Background of the Framers' Thinking -- 2 The History of the Second Amendment -- 3 The Original Legal Meaning of the Second Amendment and the Military Provisions of the Constitution -- Part II. The Mythic Second Amendment Today -- 4 Antirevolutionists -- 5 Libertarians and Populists -- 6 The Militia Movement's Theory of the Second Amendment -- 7 Outgroups and the Second Amendment -- Part III. Reconstructing a Constitutional Organization of Violence -- 8 The Silent Crisis -- 9 Redeeming the People -- Notes -- Index.

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9780300127553


Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.


Electronic books.

KF4558 2nd.W55 2003

344.73/0533