Showdown in the show-me state the fight over conceal-and-carry gun laws in Missouri

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-299) and index.

Changing the rules of regulating guns -- The gun lobby and round one, preemption -- 1992 : the conceal-and-carry fight begins -- 1993 to 1994 : conceal-and-carry returns -- Conceal-and-carry, 1995 -- Conceal-and-carry, 1996 : back for another try -- Conceal-and-carry, 1997 to 1998 : setting the stage for Prop B -- The Campaign of 1999 : an introduction -- The Campaign of 1999 : the activists -- The Campaign of 1999 : interpreting statistics and the law -- The Campaign of 1999 : funding and advertising -- The Campaign of 1999 : a brawl -- The Campaign of 1999 : public opinion and the news media -- The Campaign of 1999 : election day -- More in 1999 : Missouri takes on liability lawsuits -- 2000 : the fight continues with elections of a different sort : Ashcroft vs. Carnahan and Bush vs. Gore -- 2001 : elections begin to make a difference -- 2002 : a Missouri republican revolution -- 2003 : victory for conceal-and-carry -- Conceal-and-carry veto fight -- Legal questions : conceal-and-carry gets its day(s) in court -- The supremes have their say and the issue is settled : sort of -- In the aftermath of the court's decision.