Second Amendment in Law & History: Historians & Constitutional Scholars on the Right to Bear Arms

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Year: 2001
Pages: 358
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 1565846990

Product Code: 756788994

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Carl T. Bogus (ed). The nation’s leading historical & constitutional scholars -- incl. Jack Rakove, Michael Bellesiles, Michael Dorf, Daniel Farber, & Paul Finkelman -- marshal a broad range of historical & legal arguments that will fascinate general readers & policy specialists alike. In 10 essays, the book uncovers a history of lawmaking, constitutional develop., & social change, revealing current gun policy to be radically out of step with historical & constitutional trends. The essays touch on leading constitutional debates -- incl. the nature of constitutional interpretation, the relationships between Fed. & local authority & the philosophical origins of Amer. constitutionalism -- as well as key historical issues regarding gun ownership & the constitutional right to bear arms.

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