The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment taming political violence in a constitutional republic /

Main Author: Williams, David C., 1960-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003.
Subjects:
Table of 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.