The Second Amendment and Gun Control

Name: The Second Amendment and Gun Control
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Freedom, Fear, and the American Constitution

By: Kevin Yuill (Editor), Joe Street (Editor)

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Hardcover | 12 September 2017 | Edition Number 1

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170 Pages

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The Second Amendment, by far the most controversial amendment to the US Constitution, will soon celebrate its 225th anniversary. Yet, despite the amount of ink spilled over this controversy, the debate continues on into the 21st century. Initially written with a view towards protecting the nascent nation from more powerful enemies and preventing the tyranny experienced during the final years of British rule, the Second Amendment has since become central to discussions about the balance between security and freedom. It features in election contests and informs cultural discussions about race and gender.

This book seeks to broaden the discussion. It situates discussion about gun controls within contemporary debates about citizenship, culture, philosophy and foreign policy as well as in the more familiar terrain of politics and history. It features experts on the Constitution as well as chapters discussing the symbolic importance of Annie Oakley, the role of firearms in race, and filmic representations of armed Hispanic girl gangs. It asks about the morality of gun controls and of not imposing them.

The collection presents a balanced view between those who favour more gun controls and those who would prefer fewer of them. It is infused with the belief that through honest and open debate the often bitter cultural divide on the Second Amendment can be overcome and real progress made. It contains a diverse range of perspectives including, uniquely, a European perspective on this most American of issues.

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'The Second Amendment and Gun Control: Freedom, Fear and the American Constitution provides a nicely balanced overview of a complex issue in American law and public policy. Yuill and Street have done a superb job of bringing together some of the leading scholars on the differing sides of this multi-layered controversy. The individual chapters are well done. You will agree with some, disagree with others, but in the end you will find that all of them make you think. It will be a must read for both students of the subject and general readers alike.'

Robert J. Cottrol, Harold Paul Green Research Professor of Law and Professor of History and Sociology, The George Washington University, USA and author of The Long, Lingering Shadow: Slavery, Race and Law in the American Heimisphere (University of Georgia Press, 2013)

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