Advance reading Kates 1 Malcolm Barnett Cottrol Blackman New Textbook Kates 2 Hardy 1 Halbrook Johnson Shapiro & Blackman Hardy 2 Friendship Dinner Judge Silberman Lund

NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund's
Next Generation RKBA Scholars Seminar, 2012

 
Common Law Tradition of Self-Defense
 
Joyce MalcolmProfessor Joyce Malcolm is Professor of Legal History at George Mason University School of Law. She has a Ph.D. in Comparative History from Brandeis University. Her work was cited several times in D.C. v. Heller. Among her books are GUNS AND VIOLENCE: THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE (2002), and TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS: THE ORIGINS OF AN ANGLO-AMERICAN RIGHT (1994). After the London riots in 2011, Professor Malcolm had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: “The Soft-on-Crime Roots of British Disorder.” Professor Malcolm is frequently interviewed about criminal law and self-defense for radio programs in Britain, Canada, and the USA. Her topic at the Scholars Seminar was “Common Law Tradition of Self-Defense: The Divergence between the American and British Approach in the 20th Century, and the Repercussions for Public Safety.”

CLICK for audio. Joyce Malcolm: Common Law Tradition of Self-Defense:
The Divergence between the American and British Approach in the 20th Century and the Repercussions for Public Safety

Reading suggested in advance of seminar:
(1) Joyce Malcolm, The Soft-on-Crime Roots of British Disorder, WALL STREET JOURNAL, August 16, 2011.
(2) Joyce Malcolm, The Road to London Riots Paved with Good Intentions, 462 LONDON SOCIETY JOURNAL 15 (Winter 2011/Spring 2012).
(3) Joyce Malcolm, Self-Defence in England: Not Quite Dead, JOURNAL OF FIREARMS AND PUBLIC POLICY, Fall 2011

CLICK to see Professor Malcolm's RKBA law review articles.

 
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Advance reading Kates 1 Malcolm Barnett Cottrol Blackman New Textbook Kates 2 Hardy 1 Halbrook Johnson Shapiro & Blackman Hardy 2 Friendship Dinner Judge Silberman Lund

NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund


The seminar was hosted by the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund,
a 501(c)(3) charitable/educational entity,
established by the NRA Board of Directors in 1978.

Thanks to "Sebastian" of Shall Not Be Questioned
for the audio recordings.

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