The Evolution of a Constitutional Right by Stephen P. Halbrook Outstanding treatise, providing pathbreaking, indefatigable research into the Second Amendment, its origins, and the Founding Fathers' intent. Information from the debates over the 14th Amendment is especially valuable in the modern context. Published by The Independent Institute .
Every Man Be Armed .
This book's 14 chapters offer an uncompromising look at tough issues such as the assault weapons scam, public and private terrorism, what the Second Amendment means, and more. The book's overall theme links the deterioration of American society to a failure of its citizens to adhere to the principles of freedom, but offers hope, because more and more Americans are questioning the socialistic welfare state that America has become. Jr. Yale Law Professor John Lott's overpowering statistical analysis proving that the possibility of armed victims significantly reduces crime. A must-own book. This has got to be the most extensive empirical study of crime deterrence that has been done to date.