Guns, democracy, and the insurrectionist idea /

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When gun enthusiasts talk about constitutional liberties guaranteed by the Second Amendment, they are referring to freedom in a general sense, but they also have something more specific in mind--freedom from government oppression. They argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Horwitz, Joshua, 1963-
Other Authors: Anderson, Casey, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Civil rights > United States.
Firearms > Law and legislation > United States.
Gun control > United States.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > États-Unis.
Political Science > Civil Rights.
Civil rights.
Firearms > Law and legislation.
Gun control.
Kontrolle
Waffenrecht
Waffenbesitz
United States.
USA
Political Science
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What is the insurrectionist idea?
  • What is the insurrectionist agenda?
  • Who are the insurrectionists?
  • The founding
  • The Civil War and Reconstruction
  • The rise of the Third Reich
  • The meaning of freedom
  • One gun, one vote?
  • Democracy and the monopoly on force
  • Insurrectionism and individual rights
  • Effective democratic institutions.

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