Firearms Law and the Second Amendment
Regulation, Rights, and Policy
Third Edition Published September 15, 2021
The first law school textbook on the Second Amendment.
Aspen Casebook Series.
Free review copies available for professors through Aspen Publishing.
THE THIRD EDITION
Regulation, Rights, and Policy
Key Features
A textbook and a treatise to serve professors’ and students’ law school needs, as well as lawyers in practice.
Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of firearms law, from early English origins to present-day debates.
Supplemental materials to enhance learning by providing the most current developments in firearms law, regulation, and policy.
Seven free online chapters on firearms and status, international law, comparative law, and an in-depth explanation of firearm and ammunition functionality, the philosophy of citizen arms bearing, the English history of citizen arms bearing, and a history of firearms technology.
New to the Third Edition
Coverage of the many important cases decided since the second edition’s publication in 2018
New material and research on both developing areas of firearms law and existing areas of social science. New sections cover, stop-and-frisk developments, surety of the peace statutes, smart guns, and much more.
Updated organization that presents material in smaller chunks in the categories which have developed in courts and scholarship
Chapter Cross References
Compare the First, Second, Third and Editions here
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Nicholas J. Johnson
Professor of Law
Fordham University School of Law
Contact: njohnson@law.fordham.edu
David B. Kopel
Research Director
Independence Institute
Contact: david@i2i.org
George A. Mocsary
Professor of Law
University of Wyoming College of Law
Contact: gmocsary@uwyo.edu
E. Gregory Wallace
Professor of Law
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Contact: wallaceg@campbell.edu
Donald Kilmer
Professor of Law
Lincoln Law School of San Jose
Contact: don@dklawoffice.com
