{"product_id":"9781250244406","title":"Repeal the Second Amendment : The Case for a Safer America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRepeal the Second Amendment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Allan J. Lichtman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical case for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment as the only way to control gun violence in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's an average of one mass shooting per day in the United States. Given the ineffectiveness of the gun control lobby, it's time for a strategy with spine. In \u003ci\u003eRepeal the Second Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e, Allan J. Lichtman has written the first book that uses history, legal theory and up-to-the-minute data to make a compelling case for the amendment’s repeal in order to create a clear road to sensible gun control in the US. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRepeal the Second Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e explores both the true history and current interpretation of the Second Amendment to expose the NRA’s blatant historical manipulations and irresponsible fake news releases. Lichtman looks at the history of firearms and gun regulations from colonial times to the present to explain how a historically forgotten sentence in the Constitution has become a flash point of recent politics that benefits only the gun industry, their lobbyists, and the politicians on their payroll. He probes court decisions and the effective lobbying and public relations strategies of the gun lobby as well as the ineffectiveness of the gun control movement for lessons in doing better.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerges is a clear and cogent plan--repeal and replace the Second Amendment without taking guns away from anyone who has them now--to make the US a safer place. It's time to \u003ci\u003eRepeal the Second Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e, and Allan Lichtman is the man to bring this radical plan to America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRepeal the Second Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lichtman’s damning portrait of the NRA persuades . . . . This call to action will resonate with gun control advocates.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A thoroughgoing survey of that most troublesome of constitutional matters. Useful ammunition for an argument on gun rights.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Embattled Vote\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] important book… [Lichtman] uses history to contextualize the fix we’re in today... With luck, this fine history might just help to fan the flame.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Impeachment\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you don’t have to be a zealot to imagine some version of it happening…Lies. Abuse of power. Treason. Crimes against humanity. Martial law. Lichtman throws everything Trump’s way.\" —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Liberal catnip.” —Joe Scarborough, \u003ci\u003eMorning Joe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250244406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40731827208398,"sku":"9781250244406","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_61bc8a51-28a3-45e2-b0b0-49ecc75366f6.jpg?v=1641187116","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250244406","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}