by David Yamane | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
My Sociology of Guns seminar’s annual field trip to the gun range is such a highlight that I sometimes wonder if I should do it at the end of class rather than the beginning. The class really is all down hill after visiting the range. This semester my 15...
by David Yamane | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I concluded a recent post saying if anyone ever asks you how many gun owners there are in America, you can tell them AT LEAST: 40% of households in America have guns in them and 30% of individuals in America personally own a gun. Saying AT LEAST is crucial here,...
by David Yamane | Feb 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the best places to satisfy gun curiosity is at the gun range. So the highlight of my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University each year is a field trip we take to a local range. There students get a first exposure to what guns are, how they work, and...
by David Yamane | Feb 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
No one knows what percentage of the U.S. population actually owns guns. As with religion, the federal government does not keep official records or collect statistics on gun ownership. So we depend on surveys conducted by organizations like the Gallup Poll, Pew...
by David Yamane | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
One place I often meet gun curious people is in the Sociology of Guns seminar I teach at Wake Forest University. As I have for the past four academic years, I am currently teaching the seminar this semester. A PDF of the current syllabus is available, as are my dozens...
