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To: ManyMoose who wrote (1375)	10/11/2001 8:01:56 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) of 10167

Superlative article from the WSJ: opinionjournal.com ...To understand the fuss over "Arming America," you have to realize how important Mr. Bellesiles's work is to the gun-control movement. It's been rough going for those who believe the Second Amendment only protects "collective" use of guns by an organized militia. Over the past 15 years evidence that the Founders specifically had individual protection in mind has mounted so persuasively that even leading constitutional scholars on the left have been swayed. "Arming America" was the first work in decades that revived the collective-right argument. And while Mr. Bellesiles says he is a historian, the book's promotion was highly political. "Michael A. Bellesiles is the NRA's worst nightmare," screamed one blurb on the back cover. Another: "Thinking people who deplore Americans' addiction to gun violence have been waiting a long time for this information." Most newspaper reviews focused largely on the book's political implications, while making little effort to evaluate its historical accuracy. Meanwhile peer review in historical journals that delves into the nitty-gritty of scholarship is notoriously slow; most reviews don't appear until several years after a book's publication... ...Unsurprisingly, left-leaning journalists, academics and politicians went weak at the knees. The New York Times praised the work before it was released. Noted historians like Garry Wills wrote slobbery reviews. Politicians and lobbyists rushed to incorporate the book's conclusions into their work.... opinionjournal.com

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