Second Amendment A Biography

Name: Second Amendment A Biography
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ISBN: 9781476747446

ISBN-10: 147674744X

ISBN-13: 9781476747446

Edition: 2014

Authors: Michael Waldman

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By the president of the prestigious Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the life story of the most controversial, volatile, misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights.At a time of renewed debate over guns in America, what does the Second Amendment mean? This book looks at history to provide some surprising, illuminating answers. The Amendment was written to calm public fear that the new national government would crush the state militias made up of all (white) adult men—who were required to own a gun to serve. Waldman recounts the raucous public debate that has surrounded the amendment from its inception to the present. As the country spread to the Western frontier, violence…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/20/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Michael Waldman was one of the few aides to work closely with president Bill Clinton from the first day of his presidency until nearly the end of the term. He played a key role on controversial issues from campaign finance reform to free trade. Previously, he was a writer & public interest lawyer & the author of "Who Robbed America? A Citizen's Guide to the S&L Scandal."