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Firearms law and the Second Amendment : regulation, rights, and policy /

Title
Firearms law and the Second Amendment : regulation, rights, and policy / Nicholas J. Johnson ... [et al.].
Publication
New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, c2012.

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Additional Authors
Johnson, Nicholas J.
Description
xxix, 1008 p.; 26 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix) and index.
Contents
A brief introduction to firearms and their regulation -- Antecedents of the Second Amendment -- The colonies and the revolution -- The new constitution -- The right to arms, militias, and slavery in the early republic and antebellum periods -- Reconstruction and beyond -- A new and dangerous century -- Between Miller and Heller : the Second Amendment in the modern era -- The Supreme Court affirms an individual right to arms -- Firearms policy and status : race, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation -- Applying the affirmed right to arms -- Social science -- International law -- Comparative law -- In-depth explanation of firearms and ammunition.
ISBN
  • 9781454805113 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1454805110 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011049656
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library