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Cramer Clayton E.

For the defense of themselves and the state : the original intent
and judicial interpretation of the right to keep and bear arms /
Clayton E. Cramer ; foreword, Preston K. Covey.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-275-94913-3 (alk. paper)

1. Firearms--Law and legislation-- United States--History.

2. United States--Constitutional law--Amendments--2nd--
Interpretation and construction. I. Title.

KF3941.C73 1994

344.73'0533--dc2O

[347.304533] 94-13728

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1994 by Clayton E. Cramer

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94-13728

ISBN: 0-275-94913-3

First published in 1994

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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