Reader Response
April, 2001
Arming America: YeaThanks to Michael Bellesiles' meticulous research for his book Arming America, the National Rifle Association's claim that guns have always been commonplace and necessary for survival in the U.S. has been proved as false as its claim that more guns will make us safer ("Arming America" by James R. Petersen, The Playboy Forum, January). The NRA and its allies rely on a mythology about guns and the Second Amendment because they have few legitimate, rational arguments. B...
