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02892aam a2200409Ii 4500 001 42FFA3C8875711E9A56C064497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190605010028 008 190325s2019 mdu b 001 0 eng 020 $a 1538129663 020 $a 9781538129661 035 $a (OCoLC)1090549116 040 $a CCX $b eng $e rda $c CCX $d PAU $d YDXIT $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a KF3941 H3492 2019 100 1 $a Halbrook, Stephen P., $e author. 245 14 $a The founders' Second Amendment : $b origins of the right to bear arms / $c Stephen P. Halbrook ; foreword by Nelson Lund ; and a new preface by the author. 250 $a Updated edtion, 2019 edition. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2019] 300 $a xviii, 425 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Independent studies in political economy 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-392) and index. 500 $a Publication date from page xiii. 500 $a Published in association with the Independent Institute. 500 $a "The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of this element of the Bill of Rights, based on the Founders' own statements as revealed in newspapers, correspondence, debates, and resolutions. Mr. Halbrook investigates the period from 1768 to 1826, from the last years of British rule and the American Revolution through to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the passing of the Founders' generation. This book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the arguments behind the drafting and adoption of the Second Amendment, and the intentions of the men who created it."--Back cover. 505 0 $a "The inhabitants to be disarmed" -- From the tea party to the powder alarm -- The arms embargo and search and seizure at the neck -- A shot heard 'round the world and "a cruel act of perfidy" -- "Times that try men's souls" -- "That the people have a right" -- "A musket to defend these rights" -- A constitution with no bill of rights? -- The "dissent of the minority" -- Virginia tips the scales -- "A majority that is irresistible" -- Mr. Madison's amendments -- The Bill of Rights in the states -- The great militia debate -- Old founders never die, they just fade away -- What does the Second Amendment say? 610 10 $a United States. $t Constitution. $n 2nd Amendment $x History. 650 0 $a Firearms $x History. $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Constitutional history $z United States. 700 1 $a Lund, Nelson, $e author of foreword. 710 2 $a Independent Institute (Oakland, Calif.), $e issuing body. 830 0 $a Independent studies in political economy. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302020321.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200318012231.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=42FFA3C8875711E9A56C064497128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search