"What guns meant in eighteenth-century Britain" Topic

"This article briefly summarizes the place of guns in British society and culture in the long eighteenth century. My approach is that of a historical anthropologist, examining the meaning of guns from the way they were used and depicted. I examine the way guns were used and understood in civilian and military realms, especially their meaning and role in the expansion of the British Empire. Finally, the essay discusses whether and how this history should influence our understanding of the Second Amendment, which was written in the eighteenth century. It concludes that history substantiates both sides of the current debate about gun use in America and that we must therefore turn to other ethical systems of judgment to resolve that debate…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Appalling conclusion.

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Yes we should always listen to a very one-sided professor with a preexisting conclusion.

… the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

What other individual rights will be the next in line for this professor to decry.

"might we imagine the practice of non-violence and non-violent protest as self-rule, as its own escape from tyranny?" Give it a try, I'll keep you covered.