Contributor
O'Neal, Michael, 1949- editor.
ImprintIpswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2019]
Imprint2019.
Description2 volumes (xi, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Note:Volume 1. The Constitution and Its Aftermath -- Federalist Papers 24 and 25 -- Federalist Paper 46: "The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared" -- House of Representatives Debate on the Second Amendment -- The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- Militia Acts of 1792 -- Militia Act of 1903 (The Dick Act) -- Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia -- Second Amendment Right to "Keep and Bear Arms" -- "All Guns Are Not Created Equal" -- As the Nation Expands -- A View of the Constitution of the United States -- Johnson v. Tompkins et al -- Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States -- State v. Huntly -- "Crime Against Kansas" -- An Introduction to the Constitutional Law of the United States -- United States v. Cruikshank -- Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Galveston, and All Ordinances in Force to October -- Presser v. Illinois -- The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the United States of America -- Volume 2. The Modern Court System Weighs In -- United States v. Miller -- United States v. Lopez -- District of Columbia v. Heller -- McDonald v. City of Chicago -- Peruta v. County of San Diego -- Young v. Hawaii -- Responses to the Debate -- National Firearms Act of 1934 -- Gun Control Act of 1968 -- Undetectable Firearms Act -- Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act -- Florida Legislation "Justifiable Use of Force" ("Stand Your Ground" Law) -- Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act -- "An Honest Conversation about Guns".
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:This work analyzes thirty-five documents, including speeches, court rulings, legal texts, blog posts, manifestos, and legislative acts, that have played a significant role in the attempt to balance the long tradition of gun culture in this country with calls for gun control.
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