The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment taming political violence in a constitutional republic / [electronic resource] :
David C. Williams.
- Yale University Press, c2003.
- 1 online resource (x, 397 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
United States. 2nd Amendment Constitution. --History. United States (2 Amendment. États-Unis. 2nd Amendment. Constitution.
Firearms--Law and legislation--History.--United States Political violence--History.--United States Government, Resistance to--History.--United States Electronic books. Armes à feu--Droit--Histoire.--États-Unis Violence politique--Histoire.--États-Unis Résistance au gouvernement--Histoire.--États-Unis LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.