by David Yamane | Feb 2, 2022 | Concealed Carry Revolution, Gun Culture, Gun Culture 2.0, Light Over Heat, Permitless Carry, Personal Protection
In last week’s video on Gun Culture 2.0, I mentioned the “Concealed Carry Revolution” as establishing an important aspect of the legal environment within which people practice armed self-defense today. In this fifth “Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane” video,...
by David Yamane | Jan 26, 2022 | diversity, Gun Culture, Gun Culture 2.0, Light Over Heat
In this fourth “Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane” video I discuss the concept of Gun Culture 2.0, the self-defense core of American gun culture today. I have been developing the concept and studying the phenomenon for over 10 years now, posting hundreds of...
by David Yamane | Dec 4, 2021 | Books, Gun Culture, Gun Culture 2.0, publication
As mentioned the other day, I have finally gotten the pitch for my book on Gun Culture 2.0 into the hands of some literary agents. Now the waiting game begins. In the mean time, below you will find the provisional table of contents for the book to whet your appetite....
by David Yamane | Sep 15, 2020 | American Journal of Public Health, Data, Gun Culture 2.0, gun ownership, new gun owners, Sociology of Guns Seminar
The great gun buying spree(s) of 2020 have raised the issue of NEW GUN OWNERS. We have no reliable data on how many of those millions of NICS checks being run this year are for people who are buying a gun for the first time. Anecdotal evidence suggests a short answer...
by David Yamane | Apr 6, 2020 | Gun Culture, Gun Culture 2.0
Prior to starting this “Gun Curious” blog a year ago, I blogged for several years (and continue to blog) at a site called Gun Culture 2.0. As happens periodically, I was asked recently to explain what I mean by the term “Gun Culture 2.0.” So...
