Part of the answer lies within joyce lee malcolms book to keep and bear arms the origins of an anglo american right this book is an important study in the english history of private arms ownership which is the direct prequel to the creation of our own second amendment. To keep and bear arms the origins of an anglo american right by joyce lee malcolm 1996 02 01 joyce lee malcolm books amazonca. To keep and bear arms the origins of an anglo american right joyce malcolm illuminates the historical facts underlying the current passionate debate about gun related violence the brady bill and the nra revealing the original meaning and intentions behind the individual right to bear arms. Joyce malcolm illuminates the historical facts underlying the current passionate debate about gun related violence the brady bill and the nra revealing the original meaning and intentions behind. The second amendment and the english legacy joyce malcolm illuminates the historical facts underlying the current passionate debate about gun related violence the brady bill and the nra revealing the original meaning and intentions behind the individual right to bear arms