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The Second Amendment: Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection
by David Barton

The Second Amendment: Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection
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Author: David Barton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-06-26
ISBN: 0925279773
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: WallBuilder Press

Book Reviews of The Second Amendment: Preserving the Inalienable Right of Individual Self-Protection

Book Review: The Individual Right of Self Protection.
Summary: 5 Stars

In this small booklet David Barton sets out to prove that the Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual, not a collective right. He proves this rather effectively by examining four items.
1)America's earliest legal commentaries.
2)Writings of the Founding fathers.
3)Early State laws.
4)State Constitutions.

Mr. Barton provides a large number of quotes like a sampling I'll share:

"The first and fundamental rule in the interpretation of all [documents] is to construe them according to the sense of the terms and the intention of the parties."- Justice Joseph Story.

"The great object is that every man be armed."- Patrick Henry.

"It is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."- Richard Henry Lee.

And there is this word of caution from Noah Webster- "Before a standing army can rule,the people must be disarmed-as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword because the whole body of the people are armed."

As the author accurately states in the booklet, the Second Amendment serves to protect what was frequently termed "the first law of nature", the right of self protection.

The only means to "modernize" the Constitution is through the amendment process. Another words, by the people, not by interpretation of the courts.

The Second Amendment basically offers a means of protection from a hostile government or home invader.

This booklet is thoughtfully written and well documented with large Endnotes and Bibliography sections at the back of the booklet.
I highly recommend it.

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