To Keep and Bear Arms

The Origins of an Anglo-American Right

Joyce Lee Malcolm

    Preface

    1. A People Armed

    2. Bearing Arms through War and Revolution

    3. The Dissidents Disarmed

    4. The Gentleman's Game

    5. Enforcement of Arms Restrictions

    6. James II and Control of Firearms

    7. Arms for Their Defence: The Making of a "True, Ancient, and Indubitable Right"

    8. The Second Amendment and the English Legacy

    Afterword

    Abbreviations

    Notes

    Index

  • Cover: To Keep and Bear Arms
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Joyce Lee Malcolm is Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law.