President Philip Smith’s Vision for the National African American Gun Association (Light Over Heat #62)

by | Aug 23, 2023 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, National African American Gun Association, Philip Smith, race

I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a few weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the second of two planned videos reflecting on the event. The first video covered what exactly...

What I Learned about the National African American Gun Association at Their National Convention (Light Over Heat #61)

by | Aug 16, 2023 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, National African American Gun Association, race

I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the first of two planned videos reflecting on the event. NAAGA occupies a unique position in...

Cody Firearms Museum: An Ideal Museum for Gun Novices and the Gun Curious (Light Over Heat #58)

by | Jul 26, 2023 | Ashley Hlebinsky, Cody Firearms Museum, Danny Michael, Gun Culture, Guns, Light Over Heat, new gun owners, Wyoming

On my recent road trip to Wyoming, I stopped in Cody to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Curator Danny Michael was good enough to give me a tour of the museum and I later went back and filmed some additional bits to create three...

What I Would Like Clinical Psychologists to Know About Gun Owners (Light Over Heat #53)

by | Jun 7, 2023 | Gun Culture, gun ownership, gun safety, Light Over Heat, mental health, new gun owners, Walk the Talk America

A colleague of mine, David Zehrung, is a psychologist practicing in Pennsylvania. He will be speaking this month to the Pennsylvania Psychological Association about firearms. He asked me to provide a 3-minute overview of what I’d like psychologists to know about gun...