The positive second amendment : rights, regulation, and the future of Heller /

The positive second amendment : rights, regulation, and the future of Heller /

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Author / Creator:	Blocher, Joseph, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies on civil rights and civil liberties Cambridge studies on civil rights and civil liberties.
Subject:	Heller, Dick Anthony. Heller, Dick Anthony. United States. -- Constitution. -- 2nd Amendment. Constitution (United States) Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States. Gun control -- United States. Constitutional history -- United States. Constitutional history. Firearms -- Law and legislation. Gun control. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11701654

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Other authors / contributors:	Miller, Darrell A. H., 1972- author.
ISBN:	9781316611289 1316611280 9781107158696 1107158699
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The Second Amendment is among the most recognized provisions of the Constitution. It is also perhaps the most misunderstood. Common misconceptions about the amendment -- what it forbids, what it permits, how it functions as law - distort the gun debate and America's constitutional culture. In The Positive Second Amendment, Blocher and Miller provide the first comprehensive post-Heller account of the history, theory, and law of the right to keep and bear arms. Their aim is not to pick sides in the gun debate, but rather to show how a positive account of the "constitutional" Second Amendment differs from its political cousin. Understanding the right to keep and bear arms as constitutional law will challenge many deeply held beliefs. But it may also provide a better way to negotiate the seemingly intractable issues that afflict our nation's debate over gun rights and regulation"-- "The Positive Second Amendment Rights, Regulation, and the Future of Heller The Second Amendment is among the most recognized provisions of the Constitution. It is also perhaps the most misunderstood. Common misconceptions about the amendment -- what it forbids, what it permits, how it functions as law - distort the gun debate and America's constitutional culture. In The Positive Second Amendment, Blocher and Miller provide the first comprehensive post-Heller account of the history, theory, and law of the right to keep and bear arms. Their aim is not to pick sides in the gun debate, but rather to show how a positive account of the "constitutional" Second Amendment differs from its political cousin. Understanding the right to keep and bear arms as constitutional law will challenge many deeply held beliefs. But it may also provide a better way to negotiate the seemingly intractable issues that afflict our nation's debate over gun rights and regulation"--

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Summary:	The Second Amendment is among the most recognized provisions of the Constitution. It is also perhaps the most misunderstood. Common misconceptions about the amendment - what it forbids, what it permits, how it functions as law - distort the gun debate and America's constitutional culture. In The Positive Second Amendment, Blocher and Miller provide the first comprehensive post-Heller account of the history, theory, and law of the right to keep and bear arms. Their aim is not to pick sides in the gun debate, but rather to show how a positive account of the 'constitutional' Second Amendment differs from its political cousin. Understanding the right to keep and bear arms as constitutional law will challenge many deeply held beliefs. But it may also provide a better way to negotiate the seemingly intractable issues that afflict America's debate over gun rights and regulation.
Physical Description:	xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781316611289 1316611280 9781107158696 1107158699