Clearly supportive of the Supreme Court's decision, Doherty (a senior editor of Reason magazine) tells the story of District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark 2008 case which struck down provisions of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 and affirmed, for the first time in US history, the Bill of Rights protection of the "right of the people to keep and bear arms" as an individual right. In addition to telling the story of Heller and its aftermath, he also offers a broader discussion of the politics of gun control, gun rights, and the constitutional issues at stake. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)