Right To Bear Arms
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Overview
In The Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties under the Law, the first volume in ABC-CLIO's America's Freedoms series, political scientist Robert J. Spitzer combats hysteria and rhetoric with simple facts.
He takes no position on whether more or fewer gun control laws are needed or whether guns are good or bad. Instead, he traces the roots of the Second Amendment, analyzes the opinions and intentions of its authors, follows its application and evolution from its beginnings, and explores the views expressed by the courts. He then carefully compares the intended and the implied meaning of this amendment with the views expressed by the entire spectrum of groups involved in the gun control issue. Armed with the facts, readers can decide for themselves.
Synopsis
An objective examination of the Second Amendment, focusing on the intentions of its authors, its evolution from America's beginnings to the present, and the views expressed by the courts.
Stefani Koorey\ - VOYA
Highly accessible and easy to read, this attractively packaged reference work offers sixth- to twelfth-grade readers a comprehensive examination of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with chapters on the history, politics, laws, and contemporary controversies of the right to bear arms. Also included are numerous excerpts from Supreme Court decisions; a useful dictionary of key people, laws, events, and concepts; a lengthy chronology; and a substantial and well-developed annotated bibliography. Of concern, however, is the book's misrepresentation as an unbiased presentation of "one of the most enduringly controversial, timely, and riveting issues of public concern over the last several decades." It proves, in fact, to be quite the opposite, rife with decidedly partial opinions and inflammatory rhetoric against the role of the National Rifle Association and its leaders in recent gun control issues. Luckily, the author's agenda is relegated to only a minor portion of the text and proves to be the one disappointment of the book. First in the America's Freedoms series, this resource will be well-worn within a matter of months. This purchase is recommended for both reference and circulation for all public and school libraries, with the above reservations. Glossary. Index. Biblio. Further Reading. Chronology. Appendix. 2001, ABC-CLIO, 263p. PLB
Editorials
VOYA
Highly accessible and easy to read, this attractively packaged reference work offers sixth- to twelfth-grade readers a comprehensive examination of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with chapters on the history, politics, laws, and contemporary controversies of the right to bear arms. Also included are numerous excerpts from Supreme Court decisions; a useful dictionary of key people, laws, events, and concepts; a lengthy chronology; and a substantial and well-developed annotated bibliography. Of concern, however, is the book's misrepresentation as an unbiased presentation of "one of the most enduringly controversial, timely, and riveting issues of public concern over the last several decades." It proves, in fact, to be quite the opposite, rife with decidedly partial opinions and inflammatory rhetoric against the role of the National Rifle Association and its leaders in recent gun control issues. Luckily, the author's agenda is relegated to only a minor portion of the text and proves to be the one disappointment of the book. First in the America's Freedoms series, this resource will be well-worn within a matter of months. This purchase is recommended for both reference and circulation for all public and school libraries, with the above reservations. Glossary. Index. Biblio. Further Reading. Chronology. Appendix. 2001, ABC-CLIO, 263p. PLB— Stefani Koorey\