Light Over Heat #8: What is Safe Storage of Firearms?
As with gun safety, safe storage of firearms is something that people on all sides of the Great Gun Debates in America agree is important. But the way some gun violence prevention organizations, like Brady United Against Gun Violence in the “End Family Fire” initiative, define “safe storage” is not acceptable to many responsible gun … Continue reading Light Over Heat #8: What is Safe Storage of Firearms?
Some politicians are finally on the right path
And of course, some are not. The good news here is that we are seeing news outlets also begin to recognize that evidence-based root cause mitigation rather than the usual "go-to" soundbites is the right path forward. What Eric Adams gets wrong about stopping gun...
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The Liberal Gun Owners Lens Launch
Recently, without fanfare equivalent to its significance, the Liberal Gun Owners launched a new website, LGO Lens. The site is a content hub on which people can access blog posts, learn more about the LGO and allied organizations, link to the Liberal Gun Owners Lens Podcast, and download the long but very important Anthropology Pillar … Continue reading The Liberal Gun Owners Lens Launch
Amir Locke and no knock warrants
Our hearts go out to the family and community as we have yet another no knock warrant delivered resulting in the execution of yet another legally armed young black man. Who wasn't even listed on the warrant. Showing that, yet again, the use of these no knock warrants...
T-shirts, Polos, and Hats, Oh My! New stock at LGC Store
While they haven't been strolling The Yellow Brick Road, nor having an Elton John sing-along, new items have arrived at the store. Heather grey polo shirts and black t-shirts are available in both Men’s and Women’s sizes. Hats are also available in...
“It seemed like a good idea at the time”
One day my wife and I were going through our preparedness supplies, checking expiration dates and seeing if any items needed repair or replacement. (It’s amazing how much of our back-stocked clothing didn’t fit any longer. It must have shrunk in storage; that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.) As we got to the […]
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #8: I Just Could Never Understand This Great Excitement about Guns
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. This is the eighth and final final reflection essays, written by a student … Continue reading Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #8: I Just Could Never Understand This Great Excitement about Guns
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #5: My Mindset of Gun Reform Shifted from Legislative to More Conversational
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the fifth of several such essays, written by a student whose … Continue reading Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #5: My Mindset of Gun Reform Shifted from Legislative to More Conversational
Weekly Roundup 1- 12/12
Dear Members, My name is Mariah and I am an LGC Member, commercial beekeeper, and law student based in Boston, MA. Since the beginning of 2021, I have been reading and summarizing legislation at the state and federal levels dealing with firearms. Now, I get to pass...