| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| Research Methodology & Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter I Gun Culture in the United States | 第20-39页 |
| 1.1. Formation of Gun Culture in the U.S | 第20-21页 |
| 1.2 Factors Laying the Foundation of American Gun Culture | 第21-32页 |
| 1.2.1 English Law as a Tradition | 第21-25页 |
| 1.2.2 Firearms as a Means of Defense | 第25-31页 |
| 1.2.3 Firearms as an Instrument for Entertainment | 第31-32页 |
| 1.3 Firearms Seen as a Palladium of Liberty | 第32-39页 |
| 1.3.1 Guarantee for the Victory of the Independence War | 第32-35页 |
| 1.3.2 Symbol for the Emancipation of the Black People | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter II Second Amendment’s Role in Firearm Regulations | 第39-54页 |
| 2.1 The Background of the Second Amendment | 第39-44页 |
| 2.1.1 Philosophical Bedrock of the Second Amendment | 第39-41页 |
| 2.1.2 Birth of the Second Amendment | 第41-44页 |
| 2.2 Supreme Court’s Ruling: From Certainty to Uncertainty | 第44-54页 |
| 2.2.1 Evolving Debates about the Second Amendment | 第44-47页 |
| 2.2.2 Supreme Court as Final Arbiter | 第47-48页 |
| 2.2.3 Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Second Amendment | 第48-50页 |
| 2.2.4 Impact of Heller & McDonald | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter III Obstacles for Effective Gun Control in the U.S | 第54-75页 |
| 3.1 The Background of Gun Control | 第54-64页 |
| 3.1.1 Meaning & Extent of Gun Control | 第54-55页 |
| 3.1.2 History & Origin of Gun Control in the U.S | 第55-59页 |
| 3.1.3 Purpose of Gun Control | 第59-64页 |
| 3.2 Withering Public & Political Support for Gun Control | 第64-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| References | 第78-83页 |
