The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment : taming political violence in a constitutional republic / David C. Williams.

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Williams, David C, 1960-

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300127553
0300127553
1281740985
9781281740984

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mythic meanings of the Second Amendment.DDC classification:

344.73/0533 21

LOC classification:

KF4558 2nd .W55 2003eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: David Williams offers a new reading of the Second Amendment suggesting that it guarantees to individuals a right to arms only insofar as they are part of a united & consensual people so that their uprising can be a unified revolution rather than a civil war.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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David Williams offers a new reading of the Second Amendment suggesting that it guarantees to individuals a right to arms only insofar as they are part of a united & consensual people so that their uprising can be a unified revolution rather than a civil war.

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