| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One A Literature Review of Interest Group Theories | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter Two Interest Groups in the United States | 第17-26页 |
| ·Definition and Categorization | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Interest Groups | 第19-26页 |
| ·Origin | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Development of Interest Groups in the United States | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Three Objectives and Approaches of Interest Groups | 第26-32页 |
| ·Lobbying | 第26-29页 |
| ·Electioneering and PACs | 第29-30页 |
| ·Litigation | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four The NRA and Its Role in the Firearms Issue | 第32-44页 |
| ·The NRA—a Brief History and Its Policy Goal | 第32-35页 |
| ·A Brief History | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Second Amendment and the NRA’s Policy Goal | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Firearms Issue | 第35-38页 |
| ·The History of Firearms in the United States | 第35-36页 |
| ·Violent Crimes and Gun Control Efforts | 第36-38页 |
| ·The NRA’s Anti-gun-control Efforts | 第38-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
