The Second Amendment in Court

Defining the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Donald J. Campbell (U.S. Military Academy at West Point, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic USA
16 October 2025

Political structure & processes; Political control & freedoms; Constitutional & administrative law

Explores pivotal state and federal firearms cases and traces the conflicting legal opinions that have made the second amendment so controversial.

One of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. constitution, the Second Amendment continues to divide lawmakers and the general public alike. The Second Amendment has long been the subject of myriad court cases, at both the state and federal levels. In this valuable sourcebook, close examination of these court decisions demystifies the controversy surrounding gun rights and regulations.

Chronologically presenting actual court decisions from the early 1800s through the present alongside contextual information and analysis, Donald J. Campbell traces the conflicting legal opinions that have led to our current understanding of the Second Amendment. It highlights the amendment’s two major controversies: the individual right versus collective right debate and the incorporation of the Second Amendment by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Chapters also thoroughly examine the most influential Supreme Court Cases that dominate popular discussions of the amendment, such as United States v. Miller, District of Columbia v. Heller, McDonald v. City of Chicago, and NYSRPA v. Bruen.

By: Donald J. Campbell (U.S. Military Academy at West Point USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.280kg
ISBN: 9798765137284
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 16 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. An Iconic Right in Dispute 2.The Nineteenth Century: Permissible Limits on an Individual Right 3.The Twentieth Century: Miller and the Collective Right Interpretation 4.The Twenty-First Century: The Heller Resolution 5. Permits, Licenses, and the Bruen Decision 6.Dangerous Weapons: Lethal, Hazardous, and Crime-friendly Firearms 7.Dangerous People: The Felons 8.Dangerous People: The Risky and Irresponsible 9. The Second Amendment: A Summing Up Index

Donald J. Campbell is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, USA. He is the author of America's Gun Wars: A Cultural History of Gun Control in the United States (ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury, 2019) and Guns in America: Examining the Facts (ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury, 2021).