I stumbled across this scholarly review of A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origin of Gun Control in America (Cornell, Saul 2006), a work that the gun control crowd sometimes points to when trying to make the argument that the second amendment is a collective right that only applies to militias.
The author examines writings from the Founding Fathers, the views of early states and contemporary commentary and early case law.
This is a fascinating read on the origin of the text that ultimately became the second amendment, while completely annihilating the argument that the right to bear arms isn't an individual right.
This is an absolute must-read for anyone looking for a better understanding of the founder's intent or simply wants something to cite when countering false claims of the gun control crowd.
This is one of the most condensed yet comprehensive and informational work on the second amendment that I've come across. One would likely needed to read entire books on the subject in order to glean what can be found here.
"A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origin of Gun C" by David T. Hardy
You will need to download the pdf. It's 49 pages and took me a little more than an hour to read it straight through.
The author examines writings from the Founding Fathers, the views of early states and contemporary commentary and early case law.
This is a fascinating read on the origin of the text that ultimately became the second amendment, while completely annihilating the argument that the right to bear arms isn't an individual right.
This is an absolute must-read for anyone looking for a better understanding of the founder's intent or simply wants something to cite when countering false claims of the gun control crowd.
This is one of the most condensed yet comprehensive and informational work on the second amendment that I've come across. One would likely needed to read entire books on the subject in order to glean what can be found here.
"A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origin of Gun C" by David T. Hardy
You will need to download the pdf. It's 49 pages and took me a little more than an hour to read it straight through.