The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann

The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann

In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms.A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis. --Booklist

Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby.

Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Hartmann examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment's well-regulated militias) and the racist post-Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned.

Thom Hartmann is the nation's premier progressive talk radio personality, heard on over a hundred stations, as well as XM and Sirius radio, and broadcast live on the Free Speech TV network across the country. He has eighteen books to his credit, including Threshold, Screwed, and Cracking the Code.

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ISBN 13	9781523085996
ISBN 10	1523085991
Title	The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Author	Thom Hartmann
Series	Thom Hartmann Hidden History Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Year published	2019-06-04
Number of pages	168
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