The hidden history of guns and the Second Amendment / Thom Hartmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartmann, Thom, 1951- author.

Series:

The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series

The Thom Hartmann hidden history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Constitution--2nd Amendment--History.

United States.

National Rifle Association of America.

Firearms--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Firearms.

Gun control--United States--History.

Gun control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2019]

Summary:

The New York Times -bestselling author explores the real history of guns in America and how to limit both their lethal impact and the gun lobby's power.Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: The Social Cost of Guns

1. The Unholy Alliance of Racism, Genocide, and Guns

2. The Sanitized History of America

3. The Roots of American Gun Culture in the "Discovery" of America

4. From Columbus to Jamestown

5. From Genocide to Slavery

6. Early Hints toward the Second Amendment

7. Gun Culture's Ebb and Flow

8. How Slavery Laid the Foundation of the Second Amendment

9. Gun Culture Enshrined: The Second Amendment

10. A Constitutional Rorschach Ploy: Limits on Slavery?

11. How Europe's History of Mercenaries and Military Coups Shaped the Second Amendment

12. How Fears of Abolition Shaped the Second Amendment

13. The Myth of the Well-Armed Cowboy

14. The Gunshot That Ended Reconstruction

15. The Failure of Reconstruction and the Rise of the Klan

16. Racists Turn Open Carry into the New White Hood

17. Copwatching and Its Connection to Gun Control

18. One Sunny August Day in Texas

19. 1966: A Turning Point in America's Gun Culture

20. Guns, Militarism, and the War on Drugs

21. Heller: Reinterpreting the Second Amendment

22. Political Corruption Underwrites America's Gun-Control Nightmare

23. Gun-Control Activists Are Confronting Only the Tip of the Iceberg

24. Neoliberalism Drives Inequality

Inequality Drives Mass Murder

25. Weapons of War on America's Streets

26. Semiautomatic Weapons

27. What America Learned from Cars-and How to Apply It to Guns

28. Gun Manufacturing in the 21st Century: 3-D Printing

29. Well-Regulated Smart Guns Are Here

30. Addressing Racism to Reduce Gun Violence

31. Learning from Other Nations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5230-8600-9

OCLC:

1101037267