Firearms Law Deskbook Vol. 1 and 2

Stephen P. Halbrook

Firearms Law Deskbook stands alone for its timely information on firearms cases, analysis of the disparity of gun control laws in different jurisdictions, and usefulness in planning trial strategy. It is designed to help prosecutors identify various firearms offenses and avoid dismissal of an action or reversal of appeal. It provides congressional intent and legal framework of the Brady Act. The text contains litigation strategies, tips, and checklists to help use gun control laws to: Define a weapons offense Obtain agency documents Determine which violations of Gun Control Act provisions must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt Uncover a potential juror s hidden political agenda Seek dismissal based on the vagueness of assault weapon definitions An appendix of state firearms laws helps speed research.

Firearms Law Deskbook, 2017-2018 ed.

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The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Constitutional Law

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That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right

Legal History

University of New Mexico Press

This book informs, challenges, and should change people's understanding of the second amendment and of past and present policy debates. The title is from Patrick Henry; the subtitle describes the book's contents. Halbrook summarizes his purpose in the introduction: "After investigating the philosophical, common law, and historical backgrounds of the right to keep and bear arms, this work analyzes the state and federal court opinions on this topic during the last century, concluding with some reflections on public policy."The questions that Halbrook has settled as well as those he has raised are extremely important. Whether one wants more laws restricting guns, fewer restrictions on gun rights, or legal and historical evidence about what the second amendment really means, the book will provide new facts and insights. The author does not exaggerate when he says that this is "the most comprehensive constitutional history of the right to keep and bear arms published to date." Beyond that, however, the book implies a range of questions and difficult problems about which new books will have to be written.Within the limits of a constitutional history of the second amendment the work is conclusive¾ that is, it demonstrates beyond reasonable doubt that the second amendment was meant to guarantee an individual right, not an exclusively collective right. It further demonstrates that, except for the "black codes" in the South, most American laws and court decisions have upheld the right of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. And Halbrook argues that the precedents that seem to imply a "collective right only" are misleading, mistaken, or irrelevant.

That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of A Constitutional Right

History

The University of New Mexico Press

This is an authoritative study of the second amendment, using history and current-day analysis. It is one of the only scholarly works on the subject, but has proven widely accessible. Halbrook traces the origins of the Second Amendment back to ancient Greece and Rome, and then through the “freemen” movement in 18th-century England and France. He demonstrates that the framers of the Constitution were conscious of such history when they drafted the Second Amendment, and that the Second Amendment was clearly intended to allow possession of firearms not just for defense of personal life and property but also to prevent government infringement of human liberties. His meticulous, thorough scholarship demonstrates that the right to bear arms is as fundamental a right under the Constitution as freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Americas

Independent Institute

Unique and well-researched, this study concentrates on the right to keep and bear arms and analyzes the incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment. Examining the history of the recognition of the right of freedmen to keep and bear arms in the period between 1866 and 1876, this comprehensive volume analyzes the extent to which American political society was willing to secure the same civil rights to all without regard to race or previous condition of slavery.

Securing Civil Rights: Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms, Updated Edition

Countless books have been written on the military history of World War II, however astonishingly little information has appeared about the one country that stared the Nazis down and refused to become an accomplice to the horrors of the Third Reich. This book provides an objective, year-by-year account of Switzerland's military role in World War II, including her defensive strategies, details of Nazi invasion plans, and Switzerland's moral, material and humanitarian links to the Allies. Swiss neutrality in World War II has been criticized in recent years, but the country was entirely surrounded by Axis powers and managed, as revealed here, to render considerable assistance to the Allies.

Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality In World War II

Europe

Sarpedon

The Swiss & the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich

While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and, unlike most of Europe, never succumbed to the siren songs and threats of the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilized to defend the country, labored on the farms, and helped refugees. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveals a chilling rendition of attack plans which would be dissuaded in part by Switzerland's armed populace and Alpine defenses. Laced with unique maps and photos, the book is organized into four units. The first, A War of Words and Nerves, depicts how the Swiss mobilized an active "spiritual defense" of their country. Chapters describe jokes and slurs the Swiss devised to characterize the "Nazi pigs," the use of the press and cabaret as weapons against totalitarianism, and the role of Swiss newsreels in building the spirit of resistance. German prewar subversion plans are also revealed. The second unit, To Resist to the Death, concerns military preparations. Swiss soldiers recall an epoch when every day could have been "the day" when all hell would break lose and they would meet the enemy. Blitzkrieg plans against Switzerland devised by the German Wehrmacht in 1940 are described in detail. Switzerland was an armed camp with countless fortifications, against which the Axis could have attempted access with extreme costs in blood. In Switzerland, Jews -- like all other citizens -- were in arms, and Jewish officers served in the highest levels of the Swiss army. Struggle for Survival: Food, Fuel and Fear, the third unit, presents oral histories of daily life during the war with its shortages, alarms, and rumors. The role of women in the military and the economy are probed. A chapter on the refugee crisis investigates whether Swiss officials played a role in Germany's adoption of the "J" stamp on Jewish passports, how Switzerland became a lifeboat for refugees, and how asylum policies were liberalized as the persecution of Jews escalated. Espionage and Subversion, the fourth and final unit, covers strategic issues and intelligence activities. German attack plans and bickering in the Gestapo about who would rule a conquered Switzerland persisted. One chapter focuses on Davos, where the Swiss struggled against a Fifth Column and which became a safe haven for American airmen whose crippled bombers made it to Swiss territory. The last chapter profiles Switzerland as America's window on the Reich -- how Allen Dulles and his OSS spied on the Nazis, at times with help from Swiss Intelligence. Halbrook's other books include the award-winning Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality in World War II, which was published in five languages. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: A WAR OF WORDS AND NERVES 1. The Spirit of Resistance 2. The Eyes of German Intelligence 3. Hanging Hitler in Satire 4. Counterattack of the Newsreels Part II: PREPARING FOR INVASION 5. I Was a Militia Soldier Then 6. Blitzkrieg 1940 7. Switzerland Is a Porcupine Part III: STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: FOOD, FUEL, AND FEAR 8. Gas Masks and Potato Bread: An Oral History 9. The “J” Stamp, the Lifeboat, and Refugees Part IV: ESPIONAGE AND SUBVERSION 10. The Consequences of Encirclement 11. Intruders in Our Midst 12. America’s Window on the Reich: Allen Dulles in Bern Conclusion Source Notes Bibliography Index

Casemate

“Halbrook succeeds not only in achieving a thorough analysis of Switzerland’s armed neutrality, but also in revealing through their own voices the willingness of ordinary citizens to accept total war in order to preserve their freedom.”—Swiss American Historical Society Review This book tells the long misunderstood story of Switzerland in World War II with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, as they repeatedly mobilized to defend the country and helped refugees. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, which spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveal a chilling rendition of attack plans. When Switzerland became surrounded by the Axis Powers, it first mobilized a "spiritual defense," using the press, cabarets, and newsreels as weapons against totalitarianism, even at the risk of provoking the Nazis. Swiss soldiers recall an epoch when every day could have been "the day" when all hell would break loose and they would meet the enemy. Blitzkrieg plans against Switzerland devised by the Wehrmacht in 1940 are described, as is how Switzerland became an armed camp with countless fortifications, against which the Axis could have attempted access only with extreme costs in blood. The book goes on to describe Swiss life during the war with its shortages, alarms, and rumors. A chapter investigates whether Swiss officials played a role in Germany's adoption of the "J" stamp on Jewish passports, and how Switzerland became a lifeboat for refugees. Another chapter focuses on Davos, where the Swiss struggled against a Fifth Column, and which became a safe haven for American airmen whose crippled bombers made it to Swiss territory. The last chapter profiles Switzerland as America's window on the Reich—how Allen Dulles and his OSS spied on the Nazis, at times with help from Swiss Intelligence. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: A WAR OF WORDS AND NERVES 1. The Spirit of Resistance 2. The Eyes of German Intelligence 3. Hanging Hitler in Satire 4. Counterattack of the Newsreels Part II: PREPARING FOR INVASION 5. I Was a Militia Soldier Then 6. Blitzkrieg 1940 7. Switzerland Is a Porcupine Part III: STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: FOOD, FUEL, AND FEAR 8. Gas Masks and Potato Bread: An Oral History 9. The “J” Stamp, the Lifeboat, and Refugees Part IV: ESPIONAGE AND SUBVERSION 10. The Consequences of Encirclement 11. Intruders in Our Midst 12. America’s Window on the Reich: Allen Dulles in Bern Conclusion Source Notes Bibliography Index

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Firearms Law Deskbook Vol. 1 and 2

Firearms Law Deskbook, 2017-2018 ed.

The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right

That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of A Constitutional Right

That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Securing Civil Rights: Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms, Updated Edition

Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality In World War II

The Swiss & the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich

The Swiss & the Nazis: How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich