Pre-owned Gun Politics In America 2 Volumes Historical And Modern Documents In Context Hardcover

Offering the most complete collection of primary documents on the subject of guns and gun politics this two-volume set will give readers a comprehensive unbiased understanding of the complex and often-surprising evolution of gun ownership gun culture and gun politics in the united states. This fascinating history is examined through approximately 150 primary source documents from the colonial era to the present day. Each section opens with an informative headnote that provides important context for understanding the social and political milieu in which the document was created. The chronologically arranged set begins with colonial laws regulating firearms then proceeds through debates regarding the second amendment and laws that prohibited slaves from possessing guns. The use and regulation of firearms in the wild west is explored as is the era of prohibition and organized crime in the 1930s. Later chapters cover the impact of 1960s-era racial and political violence and assassinations on gun laws and attitudes the struggles over gun control and gun rights in the reagan bush and clinton administrations the increased clout of the nra during the bush administration and the impact of events ranging from the sandy hook massacre to the supreme court s district of columbia v. Heller decision. Documents include laws speeches court decisions congressional debates and more giving college students and other interested readers the opportunity to evaluate each document--and each perio... Brand: ABC-CLIO Size: []

Offering the most complete collection of primary documents on the subject of guns and gun politics this two-volume set will give readers a comprehensive unbiased...show more