Volume 1. Background to the current debate over firearms. The early history of guns: from colonial times to the Civil War / Tom Lansford -- The struggle over gun control at the national level / Keith Rollin Eakins and Loren Gatch -- A history of firearms legislation at the state and local levels / Robert H. Wood -- Heller as Miller: court decisions dealing with firearms / Nicholas J. Johnson -- Gun rights and the world's constitutions / Zachary Elkins -- Locks, stocks, and barrels: the history of the American firearms industry / Roger Pauly -- Evolution of the National Rifle Association and other gun rights organizations / David T. Hardy -- Organizations advocating gun control / Walter F. Carroll -- The failure of "Operation Fast and Furious" and the complexity of firearms trafficking into Mexico / Jason C. Sides, James M. Vanderleeuw, and Joanna Melissa Joseph.

Volume 2. Cultural issues related to firearms in the United States. International law sources on gun control and human rights / David B. Kopel -- U.S. import and export of firearms / Henry B. Sirgo -- Gun ownership: who owns guns and who does not? / Ted G. Jelen -- Militia movements / Public health approaches to gun violence / Matthew A. Butkus -- Guns, suicide, and suicide prevention / Elizabeth P. Aronson and Maxwell T. Smith -- Ritual and controversy at deer camp / Simon J. Bronner -- A big bang for "the little women": firearms and feminism in contemporary America / Mary Zeiss Stange -- Cultural anatomy of a gun show / Joan Burbick.

Volume 3. Current controversies and policy recommendations. Weapons in school / Ronald D. Stephens -- Concealed carry of firearms on university campuses / Robert L. Spinks and Michael C. Powell -- Psychological factors in legal firearms usage / Glenn E. Meyer -- Terrorism and ownership of firearms / Saundra J. Ribando and Amanda J. Reinke -- How stand-your-ground laws hijacked self-defense / Mary Anne Franks -- Gun violence reduction strategies / Sean Maddan -- Background checks for purchasing firearms / Glenn H. Utter -- Seeking common ground: perspective of a gun control supporter / Paul Helmke -- Seeking common ground: perspective of a gun rights supporter / Richard Feldman.