Preface | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Disarming the Colonists | |
"The Inhabitants to Be Disarmed" | p. 9 |
From the Tea Party to the Powder Alarm | p. 29 |
The Arms Embargo and Search and Seizure at the Neck | p. 58 |
A Shot Heard 'Round the World and "a Cruel Act of Perfidy" | p. 75 |
Of Revolution and Rights | |
"Times That Try Men's Souls" | p. 111 |
"That the People Have a Right" | p. 126 |
"A Musket to Defend These Rights" | p. 148 |
The Constitution and Compromise | |
A Constitution with No Bill of Rights? | p. 171 |
The "Dissent of the Minority" | p. 191 |
Virginia Tips the Scales | p. 216 |
"A Majority That Is Irresistible" | p. 234 |
"To Keep and Bear Their Private Arms" | |
Mr. Madison's Amendments | p. 251 |
The Bill of Rights in the States | p. 279 |
The Great Militia Debate | p. 299 |
Old Founders Never Die, They Just Fade Away | p. 310 |
Conclusion | |
What Does the Second Amendment Say? | p. 323 |
Notes | p. 339 |
Index | p. 393 |
A Note on the Author | p. 427 |
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