Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties Under the Law (America's Freedoms) [Hardcover] Spitzer, Robert J. and Stephenson, Donald Grier Jr.

Spitzer, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 1576073475 / ISBN 13: 9781576073476

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2001

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Unused, some outer pages have minor shelf wear, otherwise the book is in like new condition inside and out.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties Under the Law (America's Freedoms) [Hardcover] Spitzer, Robert J. and Stephenson, Donald Grier Jr.
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576073475
• ISBN 13: 9781576073476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

An objective examination of the Second Amendment, focusing on the intentions of its authors, its evolution from America's beginnings to the present, and the views expressed by the courts.

In The Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties under the Law, the first volume in ABC-CLIO's America's Freedoms series, political scientist Robert J. Spitzer combats hysteria and rhetoric with simple facts.

He takes no position on whether more or fewer gun control laws are needed or whether guns are good or bad. Instead, he traces the roots of the Second Amendment, analyzes the opinions and intentions of its authors, follows its application and evolution from its beginnings, and explores the views expressed by the courts. He then carefully compares the intended and the implied meaning of this amendment with the views expressed by the entire spectrum of groups involved in the gun control issue. Armed with the facts, readers can decide for themselves.

About the Author

Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York, College at Cortland.