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020			_a9781633883130 (hardback)
020			_a9781633885646 (paperback)
020			_z9781633883147 (ebook)
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050	0	0	_aKF3941 _b.C425 2018
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100	1		_aCharles, Patrick J. _c(Historian),
245	1	0	_aArmed in America : _ba history of gun rights from colonial militias to concealed carry / _cPatrick J. Charles.
264		1	_aAmherst, New York : _bPrometheus Books, _c2018.
300			_a555 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"This illuminating study traces the transformation of the right to arms from its inception in English and colonial American law to today's impassioned gun-control debate. As historian and legal scholar Patrick J. Charles shows, what the right to arms means to Americans, as well as what it legally protects, has changed drastically since its first appearance in the 1689 Declaration of Rights. Armed in America explores how and why the right to arms transformed at different points in history. The right was initially meant to serve as a parliamentary right of resistance, yet by the ratification of the Second Amendment in 1791 the right had become indispensably intertwined with civic republicanism. As the United States progressed into the 19th century the right continued to change--this time away from civic republicanism and towards the individual-right understanding that is known today, albeit with the important caveat that the right could be severely restricted by the government's police power. Throughout the 20th century this understanding of the right remained the predominant view. But working behind the scenes was the beginnings of the gun-rights movement--a movement that was started in the early 20th century through the collective efforts of sporting magazine editors and was eventually commandeered by the National Rifle Association to the gun-rights movement known today. Readers looking to sort through the shrill rhetoric surrounding the current gun debate and arrive at an informed understanding of the legal and historical development of the right to arms will find this book to be an invaluable resource"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a"In guns we trust" : bearing arms in America today -- The antecedents of the Second Amendment -- American Constitutionalism and the Second Amendment -- The transformative nineteenth century -- The gun-rights movement develops -- The NRA commandeers the gun-rights movement -- Gun rights under fire -- The birth of the gun-rights golden age
650		0	_aFirearms _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aGun control _zUnited States _xHistory.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _tConstitution. _n2nd Amendment _xHistory.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / General. _2bisacsh
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aCharles, Patrick J. (Historian), author. _tArmed in America _dAmherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018 _z9781633883147 _w(DLC) 2017039818
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