{"product_id":"the-second-amendment-an-illustrated-history-9781945682025","title":"The Second Amendment: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe discussion of the meaning and interpretation of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution has become central to public discourse. But with unmediated news sources and fake news abounding, it is difficult to grapple with the issues without an unbiased guide. This series of books aims to inform the interested citizen of the Framers' ideas that underpin each amendment, along with their subsequent history, illustrated with some easily accessible examples from popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Second Amendment\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn imposition or a privilege? Does the Second Amendment to the Constitution confer a right, or impose a tax? The argument goes back and forth, on and on. This little book takes a cool look at the historical and philosophical underpinnings that informed the Framers' writing, the political needs at the time the Amendment was written, and the way in which it has been construed by parties of all sides since. Robert McWhirter employs a witty, light touch that manages to relate the arguments around the Amendment to its interpretation in popular culture and belies the deep scholarship and research that underpins the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is an invaluable source for students of the history of the Constitution as well as providing an entertaining guide to the discussion around the intended meaning and subsequent interpretation of the Second Amendment for the interested citizen. On the journey through time there are illuminating and surprising diversions into the history of literature, religion, film, sports and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book originally appeared as chapter two of Bills, Quills, and Stills: An Annotated, Illustrated, and Illuminated History of the Bill of Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcWhirter, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robert McWhirter is an acknowledged authority on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights on which he has written and lectured widely both to academic and legal audiences as well as civic institutions. His earlier work was published by the American Bar Association. He appears regularly on Arizona Public Television's Horizon program explaining the legality and history surrounding the challenges to, and interpretation of, the Constitution. Robert also specializes in criminal law on which he has published widely. He presently practices as a criminal defense lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona.","brand":"Arcadia Publishing (SC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476453626130,"sku":"9781945682025","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c0c0187-9386-465d-a75c-5605291c89fe.jpg?v=1730251618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-second-amendment-an-illustrated-history-9781945682025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}