In this Book
- Guns in Law
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University of Massachusetts Press
- Series: The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

summary
Weapons have been a source of political and legal debate for centuries. Aristotle considered the possession of arms a fundamental source of political power and wrote that tyrants "mistrust the people and deprive them of their arms." Today ownership of weapons—whether handguns or military-grade assault weapons—poses more acute legal problems than ever before. In this volume, the editors' introduction traces the history of gun control in the United States, arguing that until the 1980s courts upheld reasonable gun control measures. The contributors confront urgent questions, among them the usefulness of history as a guide in ongoing struggles over gun regulation, the changing meaning of the Second Amendment, the perspective of law enforcement on guns and gun control law, and individual and relational perspectives on gun rights.
The contributors include the editors and Carl T. Bogus, Jennifer Carlson, Saul Cornell, Darrell A.H. Miller, Laura Beth Nielsen, and Katherine Shaw.
The contributors include the editors and Carl T. Bogus, Jennifer Carlson, Saul Cornell, Darrell A.H. Miller, Laura Beth Nielsen, and Katherine Shaw.
Table of Contents

- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. i-vii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. x-xiii
- The Expressive Second Amendment
- pp. 48-66
- The Hard, Simple Truth about Gun Control
- pp. 88-134
- Contributors
- pp. 201-202
Additional Information
ISBN
9781613766781
Related ISBN(s)
9781625344281, 9781625344298
MARC Record
OCLC
1105944886
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2019-06-29
Language
English
Open Access
No