The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms
A Definitive History of the Second Amendment
By David E. Young
A Definitive History of the Second Amendment
By David E. Young
David E. Young's NEW book about the Second Amendment, The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms - A Definitive History of the Second Amendment, is now available. The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms examines every detail of the Second Amendment's development and adoption. The various terms and phrases used within the Second Amendment are traced directly to their American roots and examined in their original Bill of Rights context. Mr. Young's new book provides the documented information that conclusively settles every disputed point regarding the Second Amendment's history and intent.
The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms is indexed and contains a copy of Thomas Jefferson's authenticated Official Imprint of the ratified amendments proposed by Congress. Mr. Young's infomative volume is 288 pages printed on acid free paper with a sewn, hardcover binding. The Origin of the Second Amendment is the main documentary source for citations in The Founders' View. For further information, contact David E. Young at the e-mail address below or call Golden Oak Books.
As of February 11, 2008, The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms has been cited a total of seventeen times in various briefs filed in support of Mr. Heller and the individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Young's criticism of the historical arguments presented in an amicus brief filed in support of Washington D.C.'s handgun ban by fifteen professional academic historians was published by the History News Network on February 18, 2008, and is available here.
DAVID HARDY's December 24, 2007 comments on his Arms And The Law Blog regarding The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms can be viewed here.
DAVID HARDY's November 27, 2007, Arms And the Law comments on David E. Young's new Second Amendment history can be viewed here.
MARK VANDERBERG of the Gun Rights Advocates Podcast interviewed David E. Young about his new, forthcoming book on December 11, 2007. The interview is available on the podcast (an mp3 download of the interview is also available) here. MARK also presents a copy of David E. Young's synopsis of The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms at the podcast site.
LARRY PRATT of Gun Owners of America interviewed David E. Young on the February 2, 2008, LiveFire Radio Broadcast about The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms. An mp3 download of Mr. Pratt's interview is available here.
Copies of The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms - A Definitive History of the Second Amendment are now available. Signed copies are only available by mail order directly from the publisher (check or money order payment only). For credit card orders, go to the Amazon link below the publisher's address. The mail order price is $35.00 postpaid, and Michigan residents must add 6% state sales tax (total $37.10). If you want your copy to be autographed by Mr. Young, make certain to specify that you wish a signed copy in your order. Books must be removed from the shrinkwrap to be signed. Mail orders must be paid by check or money order and sent by mail directly to the publisher:
Golden Oak BooksFor those wishing to order using a credit card, go to The Founders' View of the Right to Bear Arms page at Amazon.com.
View the Founders' View errata page.
For further info, contact deyoung1@chartermi.net
This page last updated: February 23, 2008