by David Yamane | Jul 27, 2022 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat
In this week’s Light Over Heat video I discuss diversity in American gun culture, both the diversity of different gun subcultures that exist today beyond the self-defense-oriented Gun Culture 2.0 and diversity within Gun Culture 2.0. This diversity sets the stage for...
by David Yamane | Jul 20, 2022 | Gun Culture, Light Over Heat
This is my 30th consecutive weekly episode of “Light Over Heat”! Because I am seeing more people watching these videos coming from outside my existing social networks, I thought I would celebrate #30 by giving a brief overview of my approach to American gun culture...
by David Yamane | Jul 18, 2022 | emotions, Gun Culture, mass public shooting
Recently I spoke on background to a couple of producers working on a news special on gun violence-related trauma. Speaking “on background” means that I would not be quoted but the producers are trying to get a better understanding of their subject matter...
by David Yamane | Jul 13, 2022 | CNN, gun confiscation, John Meacham, Law, Light Over Heat, Reality Check with John Avlon
In this week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I reflect on the significance of a moment in my interview with CNN’s John Avlon for his show Reality Check in which he asked me a question and I answered, “I don’t know.” This part of our pre-recorded interview was...
by David Yamane | Jul 8, 2022 | attitudes, Data, Guns, Ipsos, KnowledgePanel, NPR
Today NPR and Ipsos released the results of a KnowledgePanel poll of 1,022 adults who own at least one gun. It was conducted from June 15 to 21 in the wake of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. There are a...
