The Second Amendment : A Biography (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

This 2014 book tells well the history of the Second Amendment, which provides "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." For nigh unto 200 years this amendment was not deemed to give an indivi...

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The Second Amendment is only twenty seven words in a single sentence: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Guns represent a microcosm of an America divided between left and right, urban ...

from Othemts

The Second Amendment: A Biography is a thorough history of "the right to bear arms" in America from colonial period to today. Bearing arms has always been seen necessary for hunting and self-defense, but in Colonial America the greatest purpose of gun ownership was the duty of serving in a citize...

from ibkennedy

I learned a lot

from nosajeel

Excellent writing, breezy but substantive, by telling the story of the Second Amendment Michael Waldman also elucidates legal history, constitutional interpretation, and the dynamics of the gun debate going forward. Very enjoyable and informative.