How an Italian Criminologist from the 1700s is Crucial to Your Second Amendment Rights...
This video features Mark W. Smith, a Constitutional Attorney and Presidential Scholar, explaining the profound influence of 18th-century Italian criminologist Cesare Beccaria on the Second Amendment and broader American legal thought. Smith details how Beccaria's writings on natural rights and the purpose of law, particularly his views on self-defense and the ineffectiveness of gun bans, were embraced by key American Founders like James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. The content highlights the selective use of Beccaria's work by modern legal scholars and connects historical principles to contemporary issues of public order and individual rights.











