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03360aam a2200433 i 4500 001 73F753E4EA0B11E7B6F5700597128E48 003 SILO 005 20171226010227 008 150114s2015 ctu b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2015930849 020 $a 9780300208931 020 $a 0300208936 035 $a (OCoLC)893454322 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d DLC $d BDX $d BTCTA $d KCP $d OI6 $d CLE $d TTS $d CFI $d NGU $d MEU $d CDX $d OCLCF $d IaU-L $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a HV8059 $b .D43 2015 082 04 $a 363.33/0973 $2 23 100 1 $a DeBrabander, Firmin, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006047862 245 10 $a Do guns make us free? : $b democracy and the armed society / $c Firmin Debrabander. 264 1 $a New Haven, CT ; $b Yale University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xix, 274 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographic reference (pages 235-261) and index. 505 0 $a Preface: "This time is different" -- The culture of fear -- Guns, government, and autonomy -- The face of oppression -- Guns and the threat to democracy -- Power and democracy. 520 $a Possibly the most emotionally charged debate taking place in the United States today centers on the Second Amendment to the Constitution and the rights of citizens to bear arms. In the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut, the gun rights movement, headed by the National Rifle Association, appears more intractable than ever in its fight against gun control laws. The core argument of Second Amendment advocates is that the proliferation of firearms is essential to maintaining freedom in America, providing private citizens with a defense against possible government tyranny, and thus safeguarding all our other rights. But is this argument valid? Do guns indeed make us free? In this insightful and eye-opening analysis, the first philosophical examination of every aspect of the contentious and uniquely American debate over guns, Firmin DeBrabander examines the claims offered in favor of unchecked gun ownership. By exposing the contradictions and misinterpretations inherent in the case presented by gun rights supporters, this provocative volume demonstrates that an armed society is not a free society but one that actively hinders democratic participation. 650 0 $a Firearms and crime $z United States. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009124354 650 0 $a Gun control. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057921 650 0 $a Firearms. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048533 650 0 $a Firearms $x Law and legislation. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048537 650 7 $a Firearms. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925573 650 7 $a Firearms and crime. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925627 650 7 $a Firearms $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925588 650 7 $a Gun control. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00949382 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2015930849-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2015930849-d.html 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214045239.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171226032835.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=73F753E4EA0B11E7B6F5700597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search