Review: Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea by Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson

Title: Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea
Authors: Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: April 29, 2009
Edition: Paperback (296 pages)

Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea by Joshua Horwitz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I read 'Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea' in response to the gun violence that occurred in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. Fifty people were murdered. And I wanted to try and understand more about why we, as a culture, seem to love our guns more than life, it appears. I thought Joshua Horwitz's and Casey Anderson's book could assist me in this effort. It succeeded beyond my expectations.

I recommend it to anyone who is concerned about the ever increasing instances of gun violence and mass murder in the United States and how it relates to the Second Amendment, the NRA and our democracy. If I could, I would mandate it as required reading in high school and college studies.