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ix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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The Amherst series in law, jurisprudence, and social thought |
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Amherst series in law, jurisprudence, and social thought.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction: The contested legal meanings of guns / Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey with John Malague and Lorenzo Villegas -- The changing meaning of the right to keep and bear arms : 1688-1788 : neglected common law contexts of the Second Amendment debate / Saul Cornell -- The expressive Second Amendment / Darrell A. H. Miller -- Guns, interpretation, and executive branch constitutionalism / Katherine Shaw -- The hard, simple truth about gun control / Carl T. Bogus -- Merely regulation? : how gun law matters for public law enforcement / Jennifer Carlson -- Good moms with guns : individual and relational rights in the home, family, and society / Laura Beth Nielsen. |
| Summary |
"Weapons have been a source of political and legal debate for centuries. Aristotle considered the possession of arms a fundamental source of political power and wrote that tyrants 'mistrust the people and deprive them of their arms.' Today ownership of weapons--whether handguns or military-grade assault weapons--poses more acute legal problems than ever before. In this volume, the editors' introduction traces the history of gun control in the United States, arguing that until the 1980s courts upheld reasonable gun control measures. The contributors confront urgent questions, among them the usefulness of history as a guide in ongoing struggles over gun regulation, the changing meaning of the Second Amendment, the perspective of law enforcement on guns and gun control law, and individual and relational perspectives on gun rights."-- Back cover. |
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United States. Constitution. 2nd Amendment.
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Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Gun control -- United States.
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Constitution (United States) (OCoLC)fst01356075
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Firearms -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst00925588
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Gun control. (OCoLC)fst00949382
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Sarat, Austin, editor.
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Douglas, Lawrence, editor.
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Umphrey, Martha Merrill, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781625344281 hardcover |
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1625344287 hardcover |
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9781625344298 paperback |
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1625344295 paperback |
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