The Second Amendment in Court: Defining the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Second Amendment in Court: Defining the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
By (Author) Donald J. Campbell
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
16th October 2025
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political structure and processes
Political control and freedoms
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Description
Explores pivotal state and federal firearms cases and traces the conflicting legal opinions that have made the second amendment so controversial.
One of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. constitution, the Second Amendment continues to divide lawmakers and the general public alike. The Second Amendment has long been the subject of myriad court cases, at both the state and federal levels. In this valuable sourcebook, close examination of these court decisions demystifies the controversy surrounding gun rights and regulations.
Chronologically presenting actual court decisions from the early 1800s through the present alongside contextual information and analysis, Donald J. Campbell traces the conflicting legal opinions that have led to our current understanding of the Second Amendment. It highlights the amendments two major controversies: the individual right versus collective right debate and the incorporation of the Second Amendment by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Chapters also thoroughly examine the most influential Supreme Court Cases that dominate popular discussions of the amendment, such as United States v. Miller, District of Columbia v. Heller, McDonald v. City of Chicago, and NYSRPA v. Bruen.
Author Bio
Donald J. Campbell is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, USA. He is the author of America's Gun Wars: A Cultural History of Gun Control in the United States (ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury, 2019) and Guns in America: Examining the Facts (ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury, 2021).
