Journal on Firearms and Public Policy; Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 1988

Bellevue, Washington: Center For The Study of Firearms & Public Policy, 1988. Inaugural Issue! Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. 179, [3] pages. Minor cover wear noted. This inaugural issue was dedicated to the topic of The Second Amendment. Includes Editorial; Table of contents: The Right to Bear Arms--U.S. Constitution, The Right to Bear Arms--In State Constitutions; The Right of the Individual to Bear Arms; The Bill of Rights and the Military; Standing Armies and Armed Citizens; Historical Development and Subsequent Erosion of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms; and The Right to Bear Arms: Development of the American Experience. Contains the Right to Bear Arms in State Constitutions, as well as States without Constitutional Provisions. Also contains an article on the Right of the Individual to Bear Arms: A Recent Judicial Trend. This periodical was sponsored by The Second Amendment Foundation. The Second Amendment Foundation is a tax-exempt, publicly supported foundation organized under the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. To that end, we carry on many educational and legal action programs designed to better inform the public about the gun control debate. Of particular interest is the article, reprinted with permission by former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren on The Bill of Rights and the Military. The Center for the Study of Firearms and Public Policy was established in 1988 by the Second Amendment Foundation. Its primary purpose was to publish The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy. The goal of this project was to expand the audience who had access to legal, economic, historical and other scholarly research about the Second Amendment. Dr. Edward F. Leddy, who was one of the prime movers behind the Journal served as editor for the first four issues. The initial Editorial stated: The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy will provide a forum for publication of scholarly articles on firearms and their relation to social, legal, and political issues. The Journal will reprint important past articles in order to provide a unified reference source for researching firearms issues. The primary purposes of the journal are: to encourage serious researchers to explore issues related to firearms and their effect on society, by providing a convenient place for the publication of research results and to provide an information resource which can be used by policy makers to guide their decisions. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Firearms, Public Policy:, Second Amendment, Gun Control, Right to Bear Arms, Armed Citizens, Constitutional Law, Judicial Trends, Standing Armies, John Levin, Roy G. Weathercup, James Whisker, David Caplan, Earl Warren

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