Lawyer and amateur historian Michael Buckner uses the History, Law & Justice podcast to explore legal issues affecting governance, society and culture of the United States and other civilizations, past and present, using history as his guide. From Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome to the present digital age, Michael enthusiastically uses past historical and cultural lessons to assist his understanding of the how’s and why’s of our modern society.
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Lawyer and amateur historian Michael Buckner uses the History, Law & Justice podcast to explore legal issues affecting governance, society and culture of the United States and other civilizations, past and present, using history as his guide. From Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome to the present digital age, Michael enthusiastically uses past historical and cultural lessons to assist his understanding of the how’s and why’s of our modern society.
A Brief Look at Weapon Control Laws in Ancient Rome
History, Law & Justice
8 minutes 41 seconds
5 years ago
A Brief Look at Weapon Control Laws in Ancient Rome
The United States of America is not the first nation to engage in an endless debate regarding the regulation of weapons. What makes the American experience unique is the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Since its ratification in December 1791, Americans have pondered the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment. During this episode, host and attorney Michael Buckner reviews the laws and edicts of ancient Rome that regulated the weapons available at that time—swords, daggers, clubs and other weapons. Michael uses this examination of the Roman experience to enable persons involved in the current American gun-control debate to evaluate the topic through a different perspective.
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CITATIONS: Aaron L. Beek, “The Pirate Connection: Roman Politics, Servile Wars, and the East,” TAPA, Volume 146, Number 1, Spring 2016; Sarah Bond, "Even The Ancient Romans Had Fierce Debates Over Banning Assault Weapons," Forbes (June 16, 2016); T. Corey Brennan, The Praetorship in the Roman Republic: Volume 2: 122 to 49 B (Oxford University Press, 2000); Chad Brooks, “The Second Amendment & the Right to Bear Arms,” LiveScience (June 28, 2017); Jakub Jasiński, "Ancient Romans and right to own weapon," Imperium Romanum (n.d.); David B. Kopel, et al., “The Human Right of Self-Defense,” 22 BYU J. Pub. L. 43 (2007); Will Tysse, “The Roman Legal Treatment of Self Defense and the Private Possession of Weapons in the Codex Justinianus,” 16 J. Firearms & Pub. Pol'y 163 (2004); "Weapons Laws in Ancient Rome," Selling the Second Amendment (Oct. 31, 2013).
History, Law & Justice
Lawyer and amateur historian Michael Buckner uses the History, Law & Justice podcast to explore legal issues affecting governance, society and culture of the United States and other civilizations, past and present, using history as his guide. From Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome to the present digital age, Michael enthusiastically uses past historical and cultural lessons to assist his understanding of the how’s and why’s of our modern society.
