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The founders' Second Amendment : origins of the right to bear arms

Title: The founders' Second Amendment : origins of the right to bear arms / Stephen P. Halbrook ; foreword by Nelson Lund ; and a new preface by the author.
Author: Halbrook, Stephen P.
Publication: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

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Description

xviii, 425 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"'The Founders' Second Amendment' is the first book-length account of the origins of this element of the Second Amendment, based on the Founders' own statements as revealed 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. This 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."--Back cover.

Series Statement

Independent studies in political economy

Uniform Title

Independent studies in political economy.

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Note

Publication date from page xiii.
Published in association with the Independent Institute.
"The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of this element of the Bill of Rights, based on the Founders' own statements as revealed 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. This 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."--Back cover.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-392) and index.

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?

Call Number

JFE 19-6486

ISBN

9781538129661
1538129663

OCLC

1090549116

Author

Halbrook, Stephen P., author.

Title

The founders' Second Amendment : origins of the right to bear arms / Stephen P. Halbrook ; foreword by Nelson Lund ; and a new preface by the author.

Publisher

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Edition

Updated edtion, 2019 edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Independent studies in political economy

Independent studies in political economy.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-392) and index.

Added Author

Lund, Nelson, writer of foreword.

Independent Institute (Oakland, Calif.), issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFE 19-6486

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