Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and index.
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The english origins of the right to bear arms and not to quarter troops -- Arms and troops in early America -- Quartering and the right to bear arms in the new nation -- The second amendment and gun control laws -- The second and third amendments in the courts -- Guns in the United States today -- The case for gun control -- The case against gun control -- The second and third amendments today and in the future.
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Describes the Second Amendment controversy over gun control, including firearms in colonial times, the Brady Bill, and the National Rifle Association.