Gun rights has been a buzz worthy issue lately in the United States, with a number of high profile tragedies drawing attention to the Second Amendment. Are we interpreting it correctly? What was the Amendment's intent? Author and veteran Gerald Petersen hopes to bring some much needed sanity to the issue with his new book, A Right to Bear Arms?: What Were the Founders Thinking?

Here's what a press release says:

"Many people today interpret the Second Amendment in a way that seems to be far different than the way it is written," says Petersen. "I wanted to know why this amendment was written the way it was, what the original intent was, and thus know the real meaning of the Second Amendment."

A Right to Bear Arms? digs deep into the questions that are too seldom asked in the public safety debate surrounding firearms. What were the fears and feelings of the people of the founding era? How did the people of this era understand self-defense? By finding answers to these kinds of questions, we piece together the true Second Amendment.

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Would you read it?