The Origin of the Second Amendment

A Documentary History of the Bill of Rights

Second Edition
Edited by David E. Young

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Information about David E. Young's document collection, The Origin of the Second Amendment, appears below.

An 838-page indexed compendium of sources from the Constitutional and Bill of Rights era. View the table of contents. See what the reviewers are saying. The Origin of the Second Amendment is printed on acid free paper. Hardcover copies have a library binding.

Citations by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Heller Case

The Origin of the Second Amendment was cited six times by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Washington D.C. vs Heller decision issued June 26, 2008.

Citations to U.S. Supreme Court in the Heller Case

The Origin of the Second Amendment was cited a total of thirty-eight times in various briefs presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Washington D.C. vs Heller case.

Citations in Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals Cases

The Origin of the Second Amendment has been cited in two major Circuit Court of Appeals cases to document the individual rights nature of the protection afforded by the Second Amendment. It was most recently cited by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the Parker v District of Columbia Decision handed down March 9, 2007. The Origin of the Second Amendment was also cited well over one hundred times by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the U.S. v Emerson Decision of October 16, 2001.

Ordering

The Origin of the Second Amendment may be ordered directly from the publisher, Golden Oak Books, by mail. Signed copies are only available directly from the publisher. Paperback copies are $35.00 each and Hardcover copies are $80.00 each postpaid. Payment by check or money order only please, and Michigan residents must include 6% state sales tax. Make certain to specify if you wish your copy to be signed because books must be removed from the shrinkwrap in that case. Orders should be mailed to:

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Errata

Links

The link to Free Republic's posting of the Houghton Daily Mining Gazette article about David E. Young and use of The Origin of the Second Amendment by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the Parker decision.

The link to Keep And Bear Arms' posting of the interview with David E. Young, editor of The Origin of the Second Amendment, by Michael Pelletier shortly after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in the U.S v Emerson case.