Part I: Theory
Literature review and theory
Research design and methods
Part II: Tests and analyses
Testing of the dynamic and constrained court theories
Support from the legislature and the executive
Public support
Incentives and market forces
Resistance of Washington, D.C., to court orders
Conclusion on the national-level testing of the constrained court theory
Part III: Case Studies
Illinois : a state of conflict
"Come and get them!" : Texas and guns
California and the future of gun control : vanguard or rearguard action?
Part IV: Still a hollow hope
Cultural variation matters.