Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-348) and index.
Contents:
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.
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