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ENSKILD FIRMA är en utförlig handbok för alla som har eller tänker starta enskild firma. Boken passar även utmärkt som handledning på redovisnings- och revisionsbyråer. Har du koll på vilka avdrag du får göra i din verksamhet? Kan du utnyttja räntefördelningen? Vet du hur expansionsfonden fungerar i enskild firma? Hur hanterar man egna uttag? I boken finns allt du kan tänkas undra över som egen företagare när det gäller skatt, ekonomi och juridik. Boken är praktiskt inriktad och innehåller många exempel. Du får mängder av tips och råd som hjälper dig att få ut mer av din enskilda firma, bland annat skatteplanering inom lagens råmärken. ENSKILD FIRMA hjälper dig även att deklarera på NE- och INK 1-blanketterna. Deklarationshandledningen gäller för den deklaration du lämnar 2018 (för 2017).

BOKFÖRING OCH BOKSLUT I ENSKILD FIRMA är en komplett handbok för dig som sköter bokföring och/eller bokslut i en enskild firma. Boken hjälper dig både att upprätta ett förenklat bokslut och med bokföring i en enskild firma. Du som har en nettoomsättning på högst 3 miljoner kr får göra ett förenklat årsbokslut. Boken innehåller en mängd konteringsexempel som visar hur du värderar de olika posterna i det förenklade årsbokslutet. Allt utförligt kommenterat på begriplig svenska. Exemplen bygger på BAS-kontoplanen för förenklat årsbokslut. Författarna Anette Broberg och Cecilia Stuart Bouvin jobbar som skatte- och redovisningsexperter på Björn Lundén Information. De har lång erfarenhet av bokföring i enskild firma och kan förklara reglerna på ett pedagogiskt sätt.

Att driva enskild firma ska inte behöva vara krångligt, men för många företagare uppstår ändå osäkerhet kring bokföring, skatt, moms och ansvar. Inte för att viljan saknas, utan för att förklaringarna ofta är för tekniska, splittrade eller svåra att sätta in i ett sammanhang. Enskild firma i praktiken är skriven för att skapa förståelse. Boken guidar dig steg för steg genom hur enskild firma fungerar i verkligheten, från start och vardagsekonomi till bokslut, deklaration och långsiktig planering. Fokus ligger inte på att lära ut regler utantill, utan på att förklara hur systemen hänger ihop, vilka beslut som faktiskt spelar roll och hur du kan skapa struktur och trygghet i företagandet. Författaren har lång erfarenhet av ekonomi och redovisning, både från arbete i större och noterade bolag och genom att under många år ha hjälpt företagare via YouTube-kanalen CFO of Sweden. Innehållet bygger på verkliga frågor, vanliga missförstånd och praktiska situationer som företagare ställs inför, oavsett bransch eller bakgrund. Boken passar dig som: driver eller planerar att starta enskild firma vill förstå ekonomi, skatt och ansvar på ett lugnt och pedagogiskt sätt vill fatta bättre beslut och minska stress över tid Det här är ingen snabbguide och inga genvägar utlovas. Det är en praktisk referensbok att återvända till, skriven för dig som vill göra rätt, förstå varför och driva företag med större trygghet.

Nöjesarrangör Göran Lundin, Växjö; Garvis Showband; Gubbakulan i Vrigstad 1965-1983. "Den här boken handlar lite om min uppväxt i Växjö, mitt musicerande i Lundins och Garvis orkestrar med en del episoder på vägen till att bli nöjesarrangör, som boken till största delen skall handla om och då framför allt Gubbakulan i Vrigstad, som idag är ett minne blott. - Göran Lundin"

Skatt på skog behandlar ingående de mycket gynnsamma men komplicerade skattereglerna för skogsägare och därmed också för samtliga enskilda näringsidkare. Exempel, ca 500 rättsfall från Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen, Skatterättsnämnden och de olika kammarrätterna och författarnas egna tolkningar i svåra lagtolkningsfrågor kompletterar framställningen.Rätt tillämpade regler medför låga skatter, men det viktigaste är inte att få så låg skatt som möjligt utan att betala rätt skatt. Pusselbitarna och hur man ska pussla rätt behandlas utförligt i boken. I denna upplaga finns ett nytt kapitel om driftsaktiebolag, och kapitlet om överlåtelser och generationsskifte har kraftigt utökats.I ett särskilt kapitel finns författarnas skatteplaneringstips, med många värdefulla råd, bl.a. om hur man med hjälp av omprövningsmöjligheterna kan få än mer gynnsamt skatteutfall några år efter det aktuella beskattningsåret. Skogsägarens sociala förmåner tas också upp och diskuteras.Författarnas långa erfarenhet av skogsbeskattningsfrågor gör att boken tar upp det mesta som är värt att veta om reglerna. Genom deras eget ägande av skog har de flesta vardagliga frågeställningar beaktats, vilket gör boken mycket praktisk.Skatt på skog vänder sig till alla som äger skog eller i övrigt driver enskild näringsverksamhet, rådgivare i skogliga och andra skattefrågor för småföretag, redovisningskonsulter och revisorer.JAN ANTONSON är ansvarig för skattefrågor i konsult- och utbildningsföretaget Applekulla Gård AB.KATARINA BARTELS är skattejurist med mångårig erfarenhet av rådgivning till skogsägare och andra enskilda näringsidkare.URBAN RYDIN är jur.dr. och skatteansvarig vid Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund, LRF.

SKATTEPLANERING I ENSKILD FIRMA innehåller massor av tips när det gäller den fördelaktiga företagsform som enskild firma är. Goda råd när det gäller att få så låg skatt som möjligt inom lagens råmärken, men också råd angående maximering av pension och sjukpenning. Inkomstuppdelning i familjen ger fördelar och likaså att fundera över om räntefördelning och expansionsfond verkligen är lönsamt för just dig. Att bedriva aktiv näringsverksamhet i stället för passiv ger många fördelar och därför beskrivs utförligt hur du ska bära dig åt för att betraktas som aktiv. Skatt och egenavgifter för enskilda näringsidkare är låga, och de blir ännu lägre om du följer författarens råd.

I samband med 1990 års skattereform förändrades den allmänna inkomstskatten i grunden. Bl. a. infördes skilda skatteskalor för arbetsinkomster och kapital-inkomster. Inkomster som genereras av arbete beskattas med 45-75 %, men avkastning av kapital proportionellt och nominellt med 30 %. Allokering av inkomst till respektive inkomstkategori har därför stor betydelse i skattesystemet. De flesta företag i Sverige bedrivs som enskild näringsverksamhet och baseras relativt ofta på fastigheter. Kunskapen om beskattningsreglerna för dessa Sveriges minsta företag är trots deras stora betydelse i näringslivet relativt låg. Denna bok skall hjälpa till att bota denna brist. Den behandlar indelningen av fastigheter i privatbostadsfastighet och näringsfastighet, vidare indelningen i aktiv och passiv näringsverksamhet och slutligen återföring av vissa avdrag vid avyttring av fastighet. De många därmed sammanhängande frågorna har alla sin grund i den numera tudelade inkomstbeskattningen. Undersökningen påvisar vissa brister i dagens lagstiftning. Till exempel utgör passiv näringsverksamhet i huvudsak en kapitalinkomst som beskattas som arbetsinkomst. Vidare bygger återföringsreglerna på grundtanken att de löpande avdragen är felaktiga. En av författarens slutsatser är att denna grundtanke är felaktig och att mycket talar för att justeringar i stället bör ske vid vinstberäkningen. Författaren är skattechef inom Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund (LRF) och verksam vid LRF Konsults Skattebyrå.

When philosophers put forward claims for or against ''property'', it is often unclear whether they are talking about the same thing that lawyers mean by ''property''. Likewise, when lawyers appeal to ''justice'' in interpreting or criticizing legal rules we do not know if they have in mind something that philosophers would recognize as ''justice''.Bridging the gulf between juristic writing on property and speculations about it appearing in the tradition of western political philosophy, Professor Harris has built from entirely new foundations an analytical framework for understanding the nature of property and its connection with justice. Property and Justice ranges over natural property rights; property as a prerequisite of freedom; incentives and markets; demands for equality of resources; property as domination; property and basic needs; and the question of whether property should be extended to information and human bodily parts. It maintains that property institutions deal both with the use of things and the allocation of wealth, and that everyone has a ''right'' that society should provide such an institution.

When part of a person''s body is separated from them, or when a person dies, it is unclear what legal status the item of bodily material is able to obtain. A ''no property rule'' which states that there is no property in the human body was first recorded in an English judgment in 1882. Claims based on property rights in the human body and its parts have failed on the basis that the human body is not the subject of property. Despite a recent series of exceptions to the''no property rule'', the law still has no clear answer as to the legal status of the body or its material. In this book, Wall examines the appropriate legal status of bodily material, and in doing so, develops a way for the law to address disputes over the use and storage of bodily material that,contrary to the current trend, resists the application of property law.Wall assesses when a person ought to be able to possess, control, use, or profit from, his or her own bodily material or the bodily material of another person. Bodily material may be valuable because it retains a functional unity with the body or is a material resource that is in short supply. With this in mind, Wall measures the extent to which property law can represent the rights and duties that protects the entitlement that a person may exercise in bodily material, and identifies the limitsto the appropriate application of property law. An alternative to property law is developed with reference to the right of bodily integrity and the right to privacy.

When part of a person''s body is separated from them, or when a person dies, it is unclear what legal status the item of bodily material is able to obtain. A ''no property rule'' which states that there is no property in the human body was first recorded in an English judgment in 1882. Claims based on property rights in the human body and its parts have failed on the basis that the human body is not the subject of property. Despite a recent series of exceptions to the''no property rule'', the law still has no clear answer as to the legal status of the body or its material. In this book, Wall examines the appropriate legal status of bodily material, and in doing so, develops a way for the law to address disputes over the use and storage of bodily material that,contrary to the current trend, resists the application of property law.Wall assesses when a person ought to be able to possess, control, use, or profit from, his or her own bodily material or the bodily material of another person. Bodily material may be valuable because it retains a functional unity with the body or is a material resource that is in short supply. With this in mind, Wall measures the extent to which property law can represent the rights and duties that protects the entitlement that a person may exercise in bodily material, and identifies the limitsto the appropriate application of property law. An alternative to property law is developed with reference to the right of bodily integrity and the right to privacy.

What type of right is a property right? How are items of property classified for legal purposes? In this revised edition of Personal Property Law, Michael Bridge provides answers to these fundamental questions of property law. His critical analysis includes new material on insolvency, in particular the anti-deprivation principle and the pari passu rule, as well as comprehensive accounts of recent case law (OBG v Allan, Yearworth, and Datastream,) and statutory developments. Widely considered to be the best short introduction to English personal property law, Bridge constructs an authoritative and systematic summary of this complex field for readers approaching the subject for the first time. It focuses on the acquisition, loss, transfer, and protection of interests in personal property law, and specific topics include: ownership and possession; treatment of the separate contributions of the common law and equity to modern personal property law; discussion of modes of transfer; the means of protecting property interests; the resolution of disputes concerning title to personal property; the grant of security interests, and the issues arising out of the transformation and mixing of tangible personal property.

What type of right is a property right? How are items of property classified for legal purposes? In this revised edition of Personal Property Law, Michael Bridge provides answers to these fundamental questions of property law. His critical analysis includes new material on insolvency, in particular the anti-deprivation principle and the pari passu rule, as well as comprehensive accounts of recent case law (OBG v Allan, Yearworth, and Datastream,) and statutory developments. Widely considered to be the best short introduction to English personal property law, Bridge constructs an authoritative and systematic summary of this complex field for readers approaching the subject for the first time. It focuses on the acquisition, loss, transfer, and protection of interests in personal property law, and specific topics include: ownership and possession; treatment of the separate contributions of the common law and equity to modern personal property law; discussion of modes of transfer; the means of protecting property interests; the resolution of disputes concerning title to personal property; the grant of security interests, and the issues arising out of the transformation and mixing of tangible personal property.

Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy. Philosophers dealing with property have tended to follow the consensus that property has no special content but is a protean construct - a mere placeholder for theories aimed at questions of distributive justice and efficiency. Until recently there has been a relative absence of serious philosophical attention paid to the various doctrines that shape the actual law of property. If thephilosophy of property is to be more attentive to concepts lying between broad considerations of political philosophy and distributive justice on the one hand and individual rules on the other, what in this broad space needs explaining, and how might we justify what we find?The papers in this volume are a first step towards filling this gap in the philosophical analysis of private law. This is achieved here by revisiting the contributions of philosophers such as Hume, Locke, Kant, and Grotius and revealing how particular doctrines illuminate the way in which property law respects the equality and autonomy of its subjects. Secondly, by exploring the central notions of possession, ownership, and title and finally by considering the very foundations of conceptualismin property.

Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy. Philosophers dealing with property have tended to follow the consensus that property has no special content but is a protean construct - a mere placeholder for theories aimed at questions of distributive justice and efficiency. Until recently there has been a relative absence of serious philosophical attention paid to the various doctrines that shape the actual law of property. If thephilosophy of property is to be more attentive to concepts lying between broad considerations of political philosophy and distributive justice on the one hand and individual rules on the other, what in this broad space needs explaining, and how might we justify what we find?The papers in this volume are a first step towards filling this gap in the philosophical analysis of private law. This is achieved here by revisiting the contributions of philosophers such as Hume, Locke, Kant, and Grotius and revealing how particular doctrines illuminate the way in which property law respects the equality and autonomy of its subjects. Secondly, by exploring the central notions of possession, ownership, and title and finally by considering the very foundations of conceptualismin property.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promote clarity and ease of understanding. Now in its eighth edition, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant continues to provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to the particularly complex principles and practice of landlord and tenant law. Condensing the case law and statutory codes into one manageable volume, this book provides a valuable, user-friendly introduction for lawyers and students alike. The authors explain the fundamentals of landlord and tenant law, providing a broad coverage from creating a tenancy through to termination. Offering extensive treatment of both the common law and statutory codes, this book provides detailed analysis of areas such as leases, tenancy, assignment and subletting, agricultural holdings, business tenancies, and eviction. The eighth edition has been comprehensively updated to cover all recent developments in landlord and tenant law. It considers the requirements on landlords defined in the Deregulation Act 2015, as well as the developments on the seizing of tenant''s assets as contained in the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery Procedure (CRAR) 2014. This edition provides an overview of the effect that the provisions of the Immigration Act 2016, and the Housing and Planning Act 2016 will have on residential tenancies in England. It also reflects on the impact of new case law, such as the advances in the tenancy deposit protection scheme as well as changes to business and assured tenancies. Very much a practical guide, this title makes frequent use of examples, checklists, forms and precedents, specifically designed to assist the busy professional and student. A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant is an indispensable resource for those working in this field.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promote clarity and ease of understanding. Now in its eighth edition, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant continues to provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to the particularly complex principles and practice of landlord and tenant law. Condensing the case law and statutory codes into one manageable volume, this book provides a valuable, user-friendly introduction for lawyers and students alike. The authors explain the fundamentals of landlord and tenant law, providing a broad coverage from creating a tenancy through to termination. Offering extensive treatment of both the common law and statutory codes, this book provides detailed analysis of areas such as leases, tenancy, assignment and subletting, agricultural holdings, business tenancies, and eviction. The eighth edition has been comprehensively updated to cover all recent developments in landlord and tenant law. It considers the requirements on landlords defined in the Deregulation Act 2015, as well as the developments on the seizing of tenant''s assets as contained in the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery Procedure (CRAR) 2014. This edition provides an overview of the effect that the provisions of the Immigration Act 2016, and the Housing and Planning Act 2016 will have on residential tenancies in England. It also reflects on the impact of new case law, such as the advances in the tenancy deposit protection scheme as well as changes to business and assured tenancies. Very much a practical guide, this title makes frequent use of examples, checklists, forms and precedents, specifically designed to assist the busy professional and student. A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant is an indispensable resource for those working in this field.

Ranging over a host of issues, Property Rights: A Re-Examination pinpoints and addresses a number of theoretical problems at the heart of property theory. Part 1 reconsiders and rejects, once again, the bundle of rights picture of property and the related nominalist theories of property, showing that ownership reflects a tripartite structure of title: the right to immediate, exclusive, possession, the power to license what would otherwise be a trespass, andthe power to transfer ownership. Part 2 explores in detail the Hohfeldian theory of jural relations, in particular liberties and powers and Hohfeld''s concept of ''multital'' jural relations, and shows that this theory fails to illuminate the nature of property rights, and indeed obscures much that it is vitalto understand about them. Part 3 considers the form and justification of property rights, beginning with the relation an owner''s liberty to use her property and her ''right to exclude'', with particular reference to the tort of nuisance. Next up for consideration is the Kantian theory of property rights, the deficiencies of which lead us to understand that the only natural right to things is a form of use- or usufructory-right. Part 3 concludes by addressing the ever-vexed question of propertyrights in land.

Ranging over a host of issues, Property Rights: A Re-Examination pinpoints and addresses a number of theoretical problems at the heart of property theory. Part 1 reconsiders and rejects, once again, the bundle of rights picture of property and the related nominalist theories of property, showing that ownership reflects a tripartite structure of title: the right to immediate, exclusive, possession, the power to license what would otherwise be a trespass, andthe power to transfer ownership. Part 2 explores in detail the Hohfeldian theory of jural relations, in particular liberties and powers and Hohfeld''s concept of ''multital'' jural relations, and shows that this theory fails to illuminate the nature of property rights, and indeed obscures much that it is vitalto understand about them. Part 3 considers the form and justification of property rights, beginning with the relation an owner''s liberty to use her property and her ''right to exclude'', with particular reference to the tort of nuisance. Next up for consideration is the Kantian theory of property rights, the deficiencies of which lead us to understand that the only natural right to things is a form of use- or usufructory-right. Part 3 concludes by addressing the ever-vexed question of propertyrights in land.

Copyright statutes in many jurisdictions clearly state that copyright is a property right. However, it's not always clear exactly how. Some see it as no more than a statutory right, while others think of it as a chose in action, like debts or shares. Copyright as Personal Property demonstrates why it is incorrect to conceptualize copyright as a chose in action and argues that, despite being an intangible asset, copyright is more analogous to land and chattels.This book aims to achieve two main objectives. The first is to demonstrate much against popular belief that the analogies with land and chattels help contain the scope of copyright within normatively justifiable limits. Starting with the "e;thing-relatedness"e; of copyright, the monograph draws parallels with the acquisition of copyright, the nature of exclusionary rights, exclusive powers and privileges, their enforcement, and derivative interests. It employs concepts of property theory, such as numerus clausus, to provide the necessary benchmark to guide the boundaries of copyright. The second objective is to challenge the rigid and binary classification of property rights into choses in possession and choses in action. By addressing an important evolutionary gap in the conceptualization of property rights, this work lays the groundwork for a more sophisticated taxonomy, viewing property rights as existing on a spectrum. It goes on to provide the metrics to calibrate this spectrum, ensuring the incremental and orderly development of property rights.Original and thought-provoking, the analogy this book develops with land and chattels shows how the unjustifiable expansion of copyright can be curbed and offers a more sophisticated classification of property rights than that based simply on tangibility.

Copyright statutes in many jurisdictions clearly state that copyright is a property right. However, it's not always clear exactly how. Some see it as no more than a statutory right, while others think of it as a chose in action, like debts or shares. Copyright as Personal Property demonstrates why it is incorrect to conceptualize copyright as a chose in action and argues that, despite being an intangible asset, copyright is more analogous to land and chattels.This book aims to achieve two main objectives. The first is to demonstrate much against popular belief that the analogies with land and chattels help contain the scope of copyright within normatively justifiable limits. Starting with the "e;thing-relatedness"e; of copyright, the monograph draws parallels with the acquisition of copyright, the nature of exclusionary rights, exclusive powers and privileges, their enforcement, and derivative interests. It employs concepts of property theory, such as numerus clausus, to provide the necessary benchmark to guide the boundaries of copyright. The second objective is to challenge the rigid and binary classification of property rights into choses in possession and choses in action. By addressing an important evolutionary gap in the conceptualization of property rights, this work lays the groundwork for a more sophisticated taxonomy, viewing property rights as existing on a spectrum. It goes on to provide the metrics to calibrate this spectrum, ensuring the incremental and orderly development of property rights.Original and thought-provoking, the analogy this book develops with land and chattels shows how the unjustifiable expansion of copyright can be curbed and offers a more sophisticated classification of property rights than that based simply on tangibility.

Property Law is the perfect companion to guide the reader through the intricacies of the conveyancing process. Drawing on the author's considerable experience of legal practice, and suitable for use on courses with either a residential or a commercial conveyancing focus, this book offers lively and accessible explanations of often complex processes. With highly practical guidance on how to approach each stage of a conveyancing transaction in practice, this book is ideal for use as a core text on the Legal Practice Course or as a valuable source of reference where knowledge of the conveyancing process is essential.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience - 12 months' access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024.- The online resources include: multiple choice questions; case study documentation; guide to completing prescribed clauses in leases; problem questions and answer guidance; interactive timelines; additional chapter (Commonhold); lists of wider reading and websites for further information; and figures from the book.

Copyright statutes in many jurisdictions clearly state that copyright is a property right. However, it's not always clear exactly how. Some see it as no more than a statutory right, while others think of it as a chose in action, like debts or shares. Copyright as Personal Property demonstrates why it is incorrect to conceptualize copyright as a chose in action and argues that, despite being an intangible asset, copyright is more analogous to land and chattels.This book aims to achieve two main objectives. The first is to demonstrate much against popular belief that the analogies with land and chattels help contain the scope of copyright within normatively justifiable limits. Starting with the "thing-relatedness" of copyright, the monograph draws parallels with the acquisition of copyright, the nature of exclusionary rights, exclusive powers and privileges, their enforcement, and derivative interests. It employs concepts of property theory, such as numerus clausus, to provide the necessary benchmark to guide the boundaries of copyright. The second objective is to challenge the rigid and binary classification of property rights into choses in possession and choses in action. By addressing an important evolutionary gap in the conceptualization of property rights, this work lays the groundwork for a more sophisticated taxonomy, viewing property rights as existing on a spectrum. It goes on to provide the metrics to calibrate this spectrum, ensuring the incremental and orderly development of property rights.Original and thought-provoking, the analogy this book develops with land and chattels shows how the unjustifiable expansion of copyright can be curbed and offers a more sophisticated classification of property rights than that based simply on tangibility.

Trusts & Equity continues to offer a comprehensive and user-friendly approach, providing a concise route through what can be a challenging area of the law. Drawing on years of experience, Gary Watt encourages students to actively engage with the subject and think critically about its central issues, outlining the key perspectives with clarity and rigour.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The online resources include:· Video lectures presented by Gary Watt, providing an introduction to key areas of debate within the subject· Essay questions and problem scenarios with accompanying answer guidance, along with general guidance on answering these kinds of questions to enable you to improve· Web links to further primary sources and commentary to aid your understanding· Flashcard glossary to help test your knowledge of key terms

An informed and sophisticated look at the current debate between gun laws and gun rights in America. Contemporary gun controversies are deeply rooted in our history, yet much of that history is unknown, ignored, or distorted. This is all the more important because a new gun rights movement is pressing to expand the definition of gun rights well beyond the standard set by the Supreme Court in its landmark, controversial Heller ruling from 2008. These activists' efforts have found a receptive audience among a new generation of very conservative federal judges cultivated in part for their professed adherence to the doctrine of constitutional Originalism and fealty to an expansive reading of gun rights. In The Gun Dilemma, Robert J. Spitzer examines this "gun rights 2.0" movement in the light of a host of gun controversies: assault weapons, ammunition magazines, silencers, public gun brandishing and display, and the emergent Second Amendment sanctuary movement. Given the importance of actual gun law history to this debate, Spitzer draws from the historical record to illuminate several contemporary and emergent gun controversies that may well make their way to the Supreme Court. Revealing and illuminating as that history is, he argues that we should not be straitjacketed by that history, but rather informed by it as the nation struggles with how to frame its gun policies. By utilizing novel information sources to explore both gun law history and current debates, The Gun Dilemma provides an informed and sophisticated challenge to the ascendant originalists who appear to be set on enshrining in law a radical libertarian vision of gun rights.

An informed and sophisticated look at the current debate between gun laws and gun rights in America. Contemporary gun controversies are deeply rooted in our history, yet much of that history is unknown, ignored, or distorted. This is all the more important because a new gun rights movement is pressing to expand the definition of gun rights well beyond the standard set by the Supreme Court in its landmark, controversial Heller ruling from 2008. These activists'' efforts have found a receptive audience among a new generation of very conservative federal judges cultivated in part for their professed adherence to the doctrine of constitutional Originalism and fealty to an expansive reading of gun rights. In The Gun Dilemma, Robert J. Spitzer examines this "gun rights 2.0" movement in the light of a host of gun controversies: assault weapons, ammunition magazines, silencers, public gun brandishing and display, and the emergent Second Amendment sanctuary movement. Given the importance of actual gun law history to this debate, Spitzer draws from the historical record to illuminate several contemporary and emergent gun controversies that may well make their way to the Supreme Court. Revealing and illuminating as that history is, he argues that we should not be straitjacketed by that history, but rather informed by it as the nation struggles with how to frame its gun policies. By utilizing novel information sources to explore both gun law history and current debates, The Gun Dilemma provides an informed and sophisticated challenge to the ascendant originalists who appear to be set on enshrining in law a radical libertarian vision of gun rights.