Williams, David C.,  1960- <br/><br/>
The mythic meanings of the Second Amendment  taming political violence in a constitutional republic /  [electronic resource] : 
David C. Williams. 
 - New Haven :  Yale University Press,  c2003. 
 - x, 397 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The background of the framers' thinking -- The history of the Second Amendment -- The original legal meaning of the Second Amendment and the military provisions of the constitution -- Antirevolutionists -- Libertarians and populists -- The militia movement's theory of the Second Amendment -- Outgroups and the Second Amendment -- The silent crisis -- Redeeming the people. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. 2nd Amendment  Constitution. --History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Firearms--Law and legislation--History.--United States<br/>Political violence--History.--United States<br/>Government, Resistance to--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Militia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4558 2nd  / .W55 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.73/0533