The right to keep and bear arms was considered a fundamental,
individual right in the original 14 states (the 13 colonies and
Vermont) from the pre-Revolutionary period through the adoption of
the federal Bill of Rights in 1791. A Right to Bear Arms is the
first book to demonstrate the deprivation of this right as a causal
factor to the American Revolution. The book also examines the
significance of the right to bear arms in each of the first states
and the state influences on the adoption of the Second Amendment to
the federal Constitution. This is the first book ever published on
the immediate origins of the right to bear arms in the state and
federal bill of rights. The work relies primarily on original
sources such as period newspapers, constitutional convention
debates, and the writings of the framers of the first state
constitutions. The epilogue, "Constitutional Conventions in the
Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," accounts for changes in the
bills of rights that have affected the issue of the right to bear
arms. Considering the bicentennial of the federal Bill of Rights,
being celebrated in 1989-1991, and the current "gun control"
controversy, this book is a valuable source to historians,
political scientists, law libraries, and special interest groups.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Contributions in Political Science |
| Release date: |
October 1989 |
| First published: |
October 1989 |
| Authors: |
Stephen P. Halbrook
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
173 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-26539-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-313-26539-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780313265396 |
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