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Armed in America - A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry (Paperback)
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Armed in America - A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry (Paperback)
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NOW WITH A NEW PREFACE THAT BRINGS THE FRAUGHT GUN-RIGHTS
CONTROVERSY UP TO DATE This accessible legal history describes the
way in which the Second Amendment was interpreted throughout most
of American history and shows that today's gun-rights advocates
have drastically departed from the long-held interpretation of the
right to bear arms. This illuminating study traces the
transformation of the right to arms from its inception in English
and colonial American law to today's impassioned gun-control
debate. As historian and legal scholar Patrick J. Charles shows,
what the right to arms means to Americans, as well as what it
legally protects, has changed drastically since its first
appearance in the 1689 Declaration of Rights. Armed in America
explores how and why the right to arms transformed at different
points in history. The right was initially meant to serve as a
parliamentary right of resistance, yet by the ratification of the
Second Amendment in 1791 the right had become indispensably
intertwined with civic republicanism. As the United States
progressed into the 19th century the right continued to
change--this time away from civic republicanism and towards the
individual-right understanding that is known today, albeit with the
important caveat that the right could be severely restricted by the
government's police power. Throughout the 20th century this
understanding of the right remained the predominant view. But
working behind the scenes was the beginnings of the gun-rights
movement--a movement that was started in the early 20th century
through the collective efforts of sporting magazine editors and was
eventually commandeered by the National Rifle Association to become
the gun-rights movement known today. Now with a new preface that
brings the fraught gun-rights controversy up to date, this book is
an invaluable resource for readers looking to sort through the
shrill rhetoric surrounding the current gun debate and arrive at an
informed understanding of the legal and historical development of
the right to arms.
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