Whose Right Is It?, Hana Bajramovic
Whose Right Is It?, Hana Bajramovic
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Whose Right Is It?
The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns

Author: Hana Bajramovic

Narrator: Suzie Althens

Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/27/2020


Synopsis

Discover the truth about the Second Amendment, the NRA, and the United States' centuries-long fight over guns in this first-of-its-kind book for middle grade listeners.

For the majority of the United States' history, the right to own a gun belonged to a "well regulated militia." That changed in 2008 with the historic District of Columbia v. Heller case, which ruled that the Second Amendment protected an individual's right. In the years since, the debate over gun legislation has reached a crescendo. And the issue grows ever relevant to children across America, with an estimated three million exposed to shootings every year. From metal detectors to see-through backpacks to shooting drills, kids face daily reminders of the threat of guns.

Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It?: The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns reveals how a once obscure amendment became the focus of daily heated debate. The book will show young listeners how gun legislation has always been a part of American history and how money, power, and race have long dictated our ability to own guns.

About Hana Bajramovic

Hana Bajramovic has an English degree from Harvard University and a JD from Yale Law School. She has worked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and at a New York litigation firm. She now works to protect reproductive rights and access to reproductive healthcare. Whose Right Is It? is her first book. She lives in Brooklyn.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on March 29, 2021

This is an absolutely terrific book! Written in modern language, but unlike a lot of high school current events books, it never talks down to kids. There are lively stories about everything from the lynching of Emmett Till to the Gunfight at the OK Corral to the Glorious Revolution of 1689. All the......more

Goodreads review by Steff on January 29, 2021

| Read on Reader Fox | These may seem like modern phenomena, but to start this story, we have to go back in time--all the way to 1688 and the Glorious Revolution. Honestly, I think the most unfortunate thing about Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It? The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Gun Ri......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on December 25, 2020

Whose Right Is It? is geared towards students to talk about the history of the second amendment. It is for older students (not children) as it gets very detailed into the history of gun legislation and the NRA. Those who are gun rights advocates will not like this book at all and those who support g......more

Goodreads review by Steff on January 29, 2021

| Read on Reader Fox | These may seem like modern phenomena, but to start this story, we have to go back in time--all the way to 1688 and the Glorious Revolution. Honestly, I think the most unfortunate thing about Hana Bajramovic's Whose Right Is It? The Second Amendment and the Fight Over Gun Ri......more

Goodreads review by Hal on December 27, 2023

i disagree with the reviews that suggest this is a book with an agenda. i say that because i came into reading this as someone who was pretty pro- gun control, and after reading the thorough research and data-backed information, i found myself somewhere in the middle. i see more clearly why the issu......more