The New York Times–bestselling author explores the real history of guns in America and how to limit both their lethal impact and the gun lobby's power. Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment's “well-regulated militias”) and the racist post–Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned. Praise for The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment“In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms.... A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis.” —Booklist“34,000 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK: That's the number of gun-related deaths annually in America.” —Norman Lear“When Thom Hartmann talks, I listen. What Thom Hartmann writes, I read. This book about the history of guns in America—and most importantly, what should be the future of guns in America—is important, mind-opening, and profoundly helpful.” —Marianne Williamson

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The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment (The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series)

Hartmann, Thom

The hidden history series, First edition, Oakland, CA, 2019

United States, United States of America

Williston, VT, USA, 2019

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Cover 1
Title 4
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Contents 8
Foreword 10
Preface 13
Introduction: The Social Cost of Guns 18
1. The Unholy Alliance of Racism, Genocide, and Guns 23
2. The Sanitized History of America 27
3. The Roots of American Gun Culture in the “Discovery” of America 32
4. From Columbus to Jamestown 35
5. From Genocide to Slavery 39
6. Early Hints toward the Second Amendment 43
7. Gun Culture’s Ebb and Flow 45
8. How Slavery Laid the Foundation of the Second Amendment 48
9. Gun Culture Enshrined: TheSecond Amendment 51
10. A Constitutional Rorschach Ploy: Limits on Slavery? 53
11. How Europe’s History of Mercenaries and Military Coups Shaped the Second Amendment 58
12. How Fears of Abolition Shaped the Second Amendment 64
13. The Myth of the Well-Armed Cowboy 69
14. The Gunshot That Ended Reconstruction 78
15. The Failure of Reconstruction and the Rise of the Klan 80
16. Racists Turn Open Carry into the New White Hood 86
17. Copwatching and Its Connection to Gun Control 93
18. One Sunny August Day in Texas 99
19. 1966: A Turning Point in America’s Gun Culture 106
20. Guns, Militarism, and the War on Drugs 112
21. Heller: Reinterpreting the Second Amendment 116
22. Political Corruption Underwrites America’s Gun-Control Nightmare 126
23. Gun-Control Activists Are Confronting Only the Tip of the Iceberg 131
24. Neoliberalism Drives Inequality; Inequality Drives Mass Murder 135
25. Weapons of War on America’s Streets 142
26. Semiautomatic Weapons 144
27. What America Learned from Cars—and How to Apply It to Guns 150
28. Gun Manufacturing in the 21st Century: 3-D Printing 154
29. Well-Regulated Smart Guns Are Here 157
30. Addressing Racism to Reduce Gun Violence 161
31. Learning from Other Nations 165
Notes 168
Acknowledgments 177
Index 179
A 179
B 179
C 180
D 180
E 181
F 181
G 181
H 181
I 182
J 182
K 182
L 182
M 182
N 183
O 183
P 184
R 184
S 185
T 185
U 186
V 186
W 186
Y 186
Z 186
About the Author 187

"In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms...A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis." --Booklist
Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby.
Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Hartmann examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment's "well-regulated militias") and the racist post-Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned.

Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America ... looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby ... Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history, from early European settlement to the Revolutionary War and Manifest Destiny, through the use of Slave Patrols in the Deep South (which became the "well-regulated militias" so debated in 1787), to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and recent school massacres. Looking at the present, Hartmann documents how inequality in America and the number of people killed in mass shootings have grown together over the last fifty years. Finally, he identifies a handful of common-sense and powerful solutions that would address the issue at different levels: from getting money out of politics to get the National Rifle Association out of lobbying, to passing laws that would treat gun ownership like car ownership (title, license, insurance), to addressing the social despair and economic inequality that drive violent crime and mass shootings"-- Provided by publisher

Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby.
Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines the brutal role guns have played in American history, from the genocide of the Native Americans to the enforcement of slavery (Slave Patrols are in fact the Second Amendment's "well-regulated militias") and the racist post-Civil War social order. He shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. But Hartmann also identifies a handful of powerful, commonsense solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended. This is the kind of brief, brilliant analysis for which Hartmann is justly renowned.

2025-10-27