Gun control on trial : inside the Supreme Court battle over the Second Amendment /

In June 2008, the Supreme Court had its first opportunity in seven decades to decide a question at the heart of one of America's most impassioned debates: Do Americans have a right to possess guns? Gun Control on Trial tells the full story of the Court's decision in District of Columbia v....

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Main Author: Doherty, Brian, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 2008
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