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The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment : taming political violence in a constitutional republic / David C. Williams.

By: Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003.Description: x, 397 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0300095627 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.73/0533 21
LOC classification:
  • KF4558 2nd .W55 2003
Contents:
The background of the framers' thinking -- The history of the Second Amendment -- The original legal meaning of the Second Amendment and the military provisions of the constitution -- Antirevolutionists -- Libertarians and populists -- The militia movement's theory of the Second Amendment -- Outgroups and the Second Amendment -- The silent crisis -- Redeeming the people.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The background of the framers' thinking -- The history of the Second Amendment -- The original legal meaning of the Second Amendment and the military provisions of the constitution -- Antirevolutionists -- Libertarians and populists -- The militia movement's theory of the Second Amendment -- Outgroups and the Second Amendment -- The silent crisis -- Redeeming the people.

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