To Keep and Bear Arms

To Keep and Bear Arms
Author: Joyce Lee Malcolm
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674893078

This work illuminates the historical facts behind the current debate about gun-related violence, the Brady Bill and the NRA, including the original meaning and intentions behind the right to "bear arms". It traces its roots to the legacy of English law, leading directly to the Second Amendment