.I'd forgotten what a useful book this is. I mean, it's an easy read, especially for covering a topic that could otherwise be an unholy union of statistics tables with kings'n'dates'n'battles, but it's also full of little factoids that can be useful when somebody pipes up with examples of gun control from Japan or the UK or even Switzerland. There's even a Kindle edition now
, which I am considering buying just so I can have a copy handy, just in case.
First time I've heard of this book, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe two "official" reviews are illuminating. Both acknowledge Kopel's scholarship but reject his conclusions. Typical - when facts and logic don't support a progressive's belief, the facts and logic are wrong. And likely racist as well.
My ONLY gripe with this book (I REALLY appreciate Kopels' works) is the subtitle citing "...other Democracies". Certainly someone as learned as Dave Kopel should make the distinction between our Republic and the "democracies". Interesting to note that the Swiss Cantonal system isn't exactly what most people think is a "democracy" either.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading it when it first came out and wondering why more people weren't acquainted with it.
ReplyDeleteYou know, that's been on my "to read" list for years, and I still haven't read it. It's probably the only major, oft cited, book on gun control I haven't read.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to hunt up a copy.
Rob (Trebor)
My "go to" reference has always been Stephen Halbrook's "That Every Man Be Armed"
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ReplyDeleteGot that one, too. Great book; covers different topics, though.
I've got a copy around here somewhere, should read it again !
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