Still a Hollow Hope

Still a Hollow Hope

State Power and the Second Amendment

Cooling, Anthony D

The University of Michigan Press

09/2022

372

Mole

Inglês

9780472055609

15 a 20 dias

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List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Appendices
Introduction
PART I: THEORY
1. Literature Review and Theory
The Impact of Rosenberg's The Hollow Hope
Rosenburg's Theory as a Set of Testable Hypotheses
Elazar's Political Culture Theory
2. Research Design and Methods
Rosenburg's Methodology
Nationwide Statistical Analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Regression
Case Study Choice
PART II: TESTS AND ANALYSES
3. Testing of the Dynamic and Constrained Court Theories
Court Action
Was there Ample Legal Precedent Prior to Heller and McDonald as Per the Constrained Court Theory?
4. Support from the Legislature and the Executive
Presidential Support a Must for the Constrained Court Theory
Controlling the Courts: The End of the Gun Tort Litigation and the Appointment Process Brings the Courts in Line
Discussion: Road to Heller and McDonald
Hypothesis H2 is Supported
5. Public Support
Public Support Through Firearm Ownership and Use
Hypothesis H3 is Supported
6. Incentives and Market Forces
Market Forces
Taxing Power
Insurance Requirements
More Guns Than People
Internet Facilitated Commerce
Threats to the Market: De-Platforming and Corporate Gun Control
Capitalism is About Profit AND Loss
7. Resistance of Washington, D.C. To Court Orders
Backlash
8. Conclusion on the National Level Testing of the Constrained Court Theory
PART III: CASE STUDIES
9. Illinois - A State Of Conflict
Political Culture Histography and Federalism
Illinois Settlement Patterns
Opinion Divide Between Political Culture Types in Illinois
Chicago and Downstate Divide on Guns
Sanctuary Counties and Municipalities
Testing the Dynamic and Constrained Court Theories in Illinois
Incorporation
Implementation of McDonald in Illinois
Not Backlash, per se, but Resistance to Change
Conclusion on Illinois
10. "Come And Get Them!" - Texas and Guns
Texas' History Leads to Support for the Second Amendment
Origins of Texas
Texas Gun Culture and Pre-and Post-Revolution
Texans' Armed Society: Citizen Militias and Honor Culture
Texas' Hierarchical Structure
Texas into the Union, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Reconstruction
End of Reconstruction
Closing the Frontier
Texas and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the 20th Century and Beyond
Modern Texas and Gun Rights
Testing the Constrained Court and Dynamic Court Theories in Texas
Conclusion on Texas
11. California and the Future of Gun Control, Vanguard or Rearguard Action?
Spanish California
From Mexican California to American California
California from the Civil War until the 20th Century
The Tinseltown Dream Factory and Guns
Hollywood's Schizophrenic Relationship with Guns
California's Demographic Transformation
California as a Bellwether
Testing the Dynamic and Constrained Court Theories in California
Conclusion on California
PART IV: STILL A HOLLOW HOPE
12. Cultural Variation Matters
Looking Ahead
13. Final Thoughts
Appendix A. Timeline
Appendix B. State Political Culture and Brady Score Index
Appendix C. Brady Gun Control Scoring Methodology
Bibliography
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