| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Gun Problems and Its Control—Why Does the Issue Matter | 第13-24页 |
| 1．1 High Gun Prevalence | 第13-14页 |
| 1．2 Serious Gun Problems | 第14-20页 |
| 1．2．1 Gun Violence Today | 第14-16页 |
| 1．2．2 Over-Time Comparisons: Violence on the Rise | 第16-18页 |
| 1．2．3 Other Gun Problems: Suicides and Accidents | 第18-20页 |
| 1．3 Lax National Gun Control Laws | 第20-21页 |
| 1．4 Cross-National Comparisons: Gun Prevalence, Violence and Gun Control Laws | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Should US Adopt Strict Gun Laws? | 第24-48页 |
| 2．1 Gun Control Advocates' Arguments | 第24-26页 |
| 2．2 Gun Control Opponents' Arguments | 第26-27页 |
| 2．3 Stud and Analysis | 第27-38页 |
| 2．3．1 Magnification Theory | 第27-30页 |
| 2．3．2 The Last Unregulated Products | 第30-34页 |
| 2．3．3 Fallacies in Gun Issues | 第34-38页 |
| 2．4 Public Opinion: Should US Adopt Strict Gun Laws? | 第38-48页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Why Does US Lack Strict Gun Control Laws? | 第48-80页 |
| 3．1 Gun-Control Opponents' Explanation | 第48-58页 |
| 3．1．1 The Frontier Legacy | 第48-53页 |
| 3．1．2 The Second Amendment | 第53-58页 |
| 3．2 Gun-Control Proponents' Explanation: The Influence of Anti-Control Groups | 第58-75页 |
| 3．2．1 NRA Background and Its Development | 第59-60页 |
| 3．2．2 NRA Development Exploration | 第60-64页 |
| 3．2．3． Organizations and Functions of the NRA | 第64-68页 |
| 3．2．4 Consequences of the NRA Grassroots Efforts | 第68-75页 |
| 3．3 Analysis: the Political Balance between the Interests Groups | 第75-80页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Struggle in Congress: an Example | 第80-91页 |
| 4．1 The Struggle over the Brady Bill | 第81-87页 |
| 4．2 Political Assessment | 第87-91页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusions | 第91-94页 |
| References | 第94-96页 |
