The Second Amendment: The Intent and Its Interpretation by the States and the Supreme Court

by Patrick J. Charles

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Legal historians, analysts, judges and commentators have long disagreed about the original scope and intent of these words, making up the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Individual right theorists interpret it as protecting the personal privilege to own and carry firearms, while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786442700
• ISBN13: 9780786442706
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher