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• catalog abstract ""A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed," reads the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), this means that gun controls are unconstitutional. Anti-gun lobbyists like Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI), claim it means only that the states can keep militias. In this book, Weir goes back into European history to discuss the militia concept, and then moves forward through American history and into the pro and con distortions of the gun debate, all the while clarifying and providing the missing (or misconstrued) information. He delves into crime statistics, state and federal law, weapons capabilities and culpabilities, and the responses of police, criminologists, politicians, criminals, civilians, and others to make his points. In conclusion, Weir shows how one of the most detrimental effects of the debate is that neither side is addressing the underlying causes of American violence, which go much deeper than gun ownership. He explains how our society - by concentrating on snake oil and Band Aids to address the crime problem - ironically fosters a national policy that promotes a violent underclass. The current situation, Weir warns, is undermining the power of the Constitution and will have serious short- and long-range repercussions for America.".
• catalog contributor b10143267.
• catalog created "1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
• catalog description ""A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed," reads the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), this means that gun controls are unconstitutional. Anti-gun lobbyists like Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI), claim it means only that the states can keep militias. In this book, Weir goes back into European history to discuss the militia concept, and then moves forward through American history and into the pro and con distortions of the gun debate, all the while clarifying and providing the missing (or misconstrued) information. He delves into crime statistics, state and federal law, weapons capabilities and culpabilities, and the responses of police, criminologists, politicians, criminals, civilians, and others to make his points.".
• catalog description "1. An Old, Old Problem -- 2. The Militia in America -- 3." ... That Every Man Be Armed ..." -- 4. Second Thoughts About the Second Amendment -- 5. Where Have All the Militiamen Gone? -- 6. Digression No. 1: Weapons and Warfare -- 7. The Seeds of Discord -- 8. Time of Troubles -- 9. Harlon "Canute" versus the Tide -- 10. Green Apples, Plastic Pistols, and Parallel Paranoia -- 11. Politicians versus Crime -- 12. 100,000 Cops and Brady II -- 13. Digression No. 2: Guns in Civil Life -- 14. Sliding Down the Slippery Slope -- 15. The Five-Year Plan and Other Fantasies -- 16. Pseudo Militia -- 17. Devil Guns -- 18. The Devil [word is struck out with "Gun" replacing it] Made Me Do It -- 19. Considering the Alternative -- 20. Underwhelming Popular Demand -- 21. Digression No. 3: Guns in the Rest of the World -- 22. Snake Oil -- 23. Band-Aids -- 24. Radical Surgery.".
• catalog description "In conclusion, Weir shows how one of the most detrimental effects of the debate is that neither side is addressing the underlying causes of American violence, which go much deeper than gun ownership. He explains how our society - by concentrating on snake oil and Band Aids to address the crime problem - ironically fosters a national policy that promotes a violent underclass. The current situation, Weir warns, is undermining the power of the Constitution and will have serious short- and long-range repercussions for America.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-304) and index.".
• catalog extent "xvi, 309 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Well regulated militia.".
• catalog identifier "0208024239 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Well regulated militia.".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "North Haven, CT : Archon Books,".
• catalog relation "Well regulated militia.".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "363.3/3/0973 20".
• catalog subject "Firearms Law and legislation United States.".
• catalog subject "Gun control United States.".
• catalog subject "HV7436 .W45 1996".
• catalog subject "HV7436 .W45 1997x".
• catalog subject "United States. Constitution. 2nd Amendment.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. An Old, Old Problem -- 2. The Militia in America -- 3." ... That Every Man Be Armed ..." -- 4. Second Thoughts About the Second Amendment -- 5. Where Have All the Militiamen Gone? -- 6. Digression No. 1: Weapons and Warfare -- 7. The Seeds of Discord -- 8. Time of Troubles -- 9. Harlon "Canute" versus the Tide -- 10. Green Apples, Plastic Pistols, and Parallel Paranoia -- 11. Politicians versus Crime -- 12. 100,000 Cops and Brady II -- 13. Digression No. 2: Guns in Civil Life -- 14. Sliding Down the Slippery Slope -- 15. The Five-Year Plan and Other Fantasies -- 16. Pseudo Militia -- 17. Devil Guns -- 18. The Devil [word is struck out with "Gun" replacing it] Made Me Do It -- 19. Considering the Alternative -- 20. Underwhelming Popular Demand -- 21. Digression No. 3: Guns in the Rest of the World -- 22. Snake Oil -- 23. Band-Aids -- 24. Radical Surgery.".
• catalog title "A well regulated militia : the battle over gun control / William Weir.".
• catalog type "text".