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008 941121s1995 ctua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a0275951456 (alk. paper)
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050 00 $aKF3941$b.E25 1995
082 00 $a344.73/0533$220
100 1 $aEdel, Wilbur.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089543
245 10 $aGun control :$bthreat to liberty or defense against anarchy? /$cWilbur Edel.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger,$c1995.
263 $a9506
300 $a186 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. Our European Heritage -- 2. Guns and the Constitution -- 3. The Militia - Then and Now -- 4. Guns and the Law -- 5. What the Courts Have Said -- 6. What the Public Thinks -- 7. The Practice in Other Countries -- 8. The Propaganda Campaign, Pro and Con: Phase 1 -- 9. Propaganda: Phase 2 -- 10. What Are the Alternatives?
520 $aThis is a study of a part of American history that deals not just with gun control as such, but with basic concepts of personal liberty, government responsibility, and the fear of tyranny. All three of these influenced the people who took up arms in the American Revolution and who, for decades afterward, resisted every effort of the central government to substitute a standing army for the armed militia of the states.
520 8 $aAs the nation grew in size and population, the need for a standing army became apparent, and the nature of the militia changed from that of a purely state organization to an adjunct of the regular army. Still, the view that private individuals were entitled to purchase and keep firearms for their personal use persisted. That this was not a constitutional right was made clear by the Supreme Court in a series of cases beginning as early as 1876.
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aFederal restrictions on the sale and possession of some firearms were introduced during Prohibition when illegal "rumrunners" battling for territorial rights commonly used machine guns to destroy the opposition. More sweeping legislation was not passed until 1968, and from that time on the struggle has been between pro- and anti-control forces, with more controls created at state and local levels than at the federal level.
520 8 $aHowever, the mood in Washington has turned, and the question now is how the country can be weaned from the violence that pervades every aspect of living, from lawlessness to literature, entertainment, and even children's toys.
650 0 $aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103816
650 0 $aGun control$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105453
852 00 $bleh$hKF3941$i.E25 1995