Do Guns Make Us Free? Do Guns Make Us Free?

Do Guns Make Us Free‪?‬

Democracy and the Armed Society

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Publisher Description

This study investigates the relationship between gun ownership and democracy, exposing the dubious claims of the NRA and other gun rights supporters.
One of the most vital and polarizing debates in American society today concerns the Second Amendment of the Constitution and the rights of citizens to bear arms. The core argument of gun advocates like the National Rifle Association is that the proliferation of firearms is essential to maintaining freedom in America. They contend that access to guns gives private citizens a defense against possible government tyranny, thereby safeguarding all our other rights. But is this argument valid? Do guns indeed make us free?
  
Firmin DeBrabrander examines claims offered in favor of unchecked gun ownership in this insightful and eye-opening analysis. By exposing the contradictions and misinterpretations presented by gun rights supporters, DeBradander concludes that an armed society is not a free society but one that, in fact, actively hinders democratic participation.

GENRE
Politics & Current Affairs
RELEASED
2015
19 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
297
Pages
PUBLISHER
Yale University Press
SELLER
OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC
SIZE
1.4
MB

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