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The founders' Second Amendment : origins of the right to bear arms / Stephen P. Halbrook.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Independent studies in political economyPublication details: Chicago : Ivan R. Dee ; Oakland, Calif. : In association with the Independent Institute, 2008.Description: x, 425 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781566637923 (cloth : acidfree paper)
  • 1566637929 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.7305/33 22
LOC classification:
  • KF3941 .H3492 2008
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?
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks KF3941 .H3492 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001070142

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-392) and index.

"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?

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