| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Violence as the Backdrop | 第12-22页 |
| ·A Violent History of the United States | 第12-14页 |
| ·Sanctioned Violence | 第14-22页 |
| ·Violence in Protestants’Eyes | 第14-18页 |
| ·The End Justifies the Means | 第18-19页 |
| ·Benefits of Violence | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Gun Culture--An Invented Tradition | 第22-37页 |
| ·An English Heritage | 第22-23页 |
| ·In Conquest of the Virgin Land | 第23-25页 |
| ·Gun Ownership in a Society Lacking in Guns | 第25-28页 |
| ·Imagined Militias | 第28-32页 |
| ·Gun Production and Promotion | 第32-34页 |
| ·A Gun Culture Came into Being | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Three Guns in Modern America | 第37-52页 |
| ·Modern Version of Gun Culture | 第37-45页 |
| ·Guns for Fun | 第38-41页 |
| ·Guns for Self-Protection | 第41-45页 |
| ·American Youth: Heir to Gun Culture | 第45-52页 |
| ·Guns in the Young Minds | 第46-49页 |
| ·Guns in the Young Hands | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four In Defense of Gun | 第52-61页 |
| ·Gun Control: A Thoroughfare to Safety or A Blind Alley? | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Second Amendment: from Duty to Right | 第55-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Reference | 第63-66页 |
