The Second Amendment
By: Joan C. Hawxhurst ; introduction by Warren E. Burger.
Series: The American heritage history of the Bill of Rights
Publisher: Silver Burdett Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: United States. -- History -- Juvenile literature.; United States. -- History.; Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Firearms -- Law and legislation -- History.; United States -- Militia -- History -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Militia -- History.
Description: Traces the historical origins of provisions of the Second Amendment: the right to keep and bear arms, and the maintenance of a militia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and indexes.