No State Shall Abridge: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights by Michael Kent Curtis  (2)
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[A] work of very considerable value. Thoroughly researched, the study rests on a more exacting examination of the relevant source material than any other study of the public record of the Joint Committee of Fifteen.Choice
There have been many treatises written on the Fourteenth Amendment and the history of its development and interpretation, but this one is, in many ways, the most complete and comprehensive to date, covering many aspects that others have neglected, and providing its historical background and development, how its wording was drafted, and how its framers understood it....Hallbrook provides convincing evidence that the firearms which persons had the right to keep and bear were the latest firearms available, that the right was individual, intended to provide protection against abuse by government officials and their agents as well as against criminal attack, and that neither federal or state governments had the power to prohibit or disband militias, even if they were not state-sanctioned.... This treatise is a major contribution to legal history and commentary, and should be read by everyone having an interest in civil rights or firearms rights.H-Net Reviews
His tightly focused argument is novel and powerful enough to impress even a highly skeptical reader....Halbrook's critique of the judicial performance is biting and strong.The Law and Politics Book Review
Halbrook assuredly achieves his goal. He provides overwhelming evidence that the Fourteenth Amendment was meant to protect the right of individuals to be armed and that this particular right was a major concern of its framers. He offers scholars in the field a wealth of quotations from the historical debates. He includes an interesting account of southern conventions, and an excellent account of the events leading up to the landmark Cruickshank case....[H]albrook helps restore the historical record of a badly served constitutional amendment.American Historical Review
This book is valuable to attorneys who labor to understand the background of the Cruikshank case, which is known for the Supreme Court's peculiar opinion that certain rights granted by the federal government are fundamental--and protected--and natural rights are not...military leaders should read this book.Military Review
...this book is a valuable addition to the literature.Constitutional Commentary
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"Those who would limit the right to keep and bear arms to members of state militias have never come to grips with the intentions of the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment to protect blacks and unionists from southern militias (and others) by enforcing their personal right to arms. Stephen Halbrook presents a brief on behalf of this forgotten history--a history that no serious student of the Constitution can ignore." - Randy E. Barnett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor Boston University School of Law
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[A] work of very considerable value. Thoroughly researched, the study rests on a more exacting examination of the relevant source material than any other study of the public record of the Joint Committee of Fifteen.
There have been many treatises written on the Fourteenth Amendment and the history of its development and interpretation, but this one is, in many ways, the most complete and comprehensive to date, covering many aspects that others have neglected, and providing its historical background and development, how its wording was drafted, and how its framers understood it....Hallbrook provides convincing evidence that the firearms which persons had the right to keep and bear were the latest firearms available, that the right was individual, intended to provide protection against abuse by government officials and their agents as well as against criminal attack, and that neither federal or state governments had the power to prohibit or disband militias, even if they were not state-sanctioned.... This treatise is a major contribution to legal history and commentary, and should be read by everyone having an interest in civil rights or firearms rights.
His tightly focused argument is novel and powerful enough to impress even a highly skeptical reader....Halbrook's critique of the judicial performance is biting and strong.
Halbrook assuredly achieves his goal. He provides overwhelming evidence that the Fourteenth Amendment was meant to protect the right of individuals to be armed and that this particular right was a major concern of its framers. He offers scholars in the field a wealth of quotations from the historical debates. He includes an interesting account of southern conventions, and an excellent account of the events leading up to the landmark Cruickshank case....[H]albrook helps restore the historical record of a badly served constitutional amendment.
This book is valuable to attorneys who labor to understand the background of the Cruikshank case, which is known for the Supreme Court's peculiar opinion that certain rights granted by the federal government are fundamental--and protected--and natural rights are not...military leaders should read this book.
...this book is a valuable addition to the literature.
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"Those who would limit the right to keep and bear arms to members of state militias have never come to grips with the intentions of the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment to protect blacks and unionists from southern militias (and others) by enforcing their personal right to arms. Stephen Halbrook presents a brief on behalf of this forgotten history--a history that no serious student of the Constitution can ignore." - Randy E. Barnett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor Boston University School of Law
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