The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment : taming political violence in a constitutional republic /
Williams, David C.,1960-
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press,
c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The background of the framers' thinking -- The history of the Second Amendment -- The original legal meaning of the Second Amendment and the military provisions of the constitution -- Antirevolutionists -- Libertarians and populists -- The militia movement's theory of the Second Amendment -- Outgroups and the Second Amendment -- The silent crisis -- Redeeming the people
United States.
Firearms
Political violence
Government, Resistance to