The Right To Bear Arms: The Rise of America's New Militias
by Jonathan Karl
Binding by Minsky, 1997


A history of the militia movement by a New York Post investigative reporter.

Bound in russet Nigerian goatskin, with quotes from the book in 23K gold on the covers. Endpapers are Fabriano Roma paper, printed on an Epson Stylus 1500 inkjet, and shot at 25 yards with a Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle. 6 1/2" x 4 3/4".




The above binding is a detail of the work pictured to the right:

The Right To Bear Arms

Seven books on the American Militia movement, the right to bear arms, and the gun culture, in a snakeskin cabinet with a Norinco MAK-90 semi-automatic rifle, three loaded clips, and a thousand rounds of ammunition. Created 1996-98, this work is part of Minsky's series The United States Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and is subtitled The Second Amendment. Click on the image to return to the main Second Amendment page.

Also in "The Bill of Rights" series:

Reliquary for the Ashes of Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses
The First Amendment

Forlorn Hope: The Prison Reform Movement
by Larry Sullivan
The Eighth Amendment

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