Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties Under the Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576073476)

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.

Author: Robert J. Spitzer
ISBN-10: 1576073475
ISBN-13: 9781576073476
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2001
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.24w x 1.01d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 249
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2002 pg. 145
Choice 05/01/2002 pg. 1665
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 157