by David Yamane | Jun 29, 2022 | Andrew Morral, Duke Center for Firearms Law, Law, Light Over Heat, RAND Corporation
In this week’s video, I talk about my experience attending a works-in-progress workshop at the Duke Center for Firearms Law. One of the best parts of this workshop is the diversity of perspectives represented. This year, it ranged from an attorney for the National...
by David Yamane | Jun 15, 2022 | Guns, Law, liberals, Light Over Heat, Texas, Uvalde
Like many Americans, I reluctantly watched events unfolding recently at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, site of the NRA’s annual meeting. In our polarized gun debates, the two extremes were on full display, literally divided by Avenida De Las...
by David Yamane | May 6, 2022 | Guns, Law, My Experience, Robert Leider, Transportation Safety Administration
As I am working on my book proposal, I have been reviewing my career as a gun owner. Over the past 11 years, mistakes have been made. None fatal or physically injurious, thankfully. But mistakes nonetheless. It’s easy for me to dismiss Madison Cawthorn for so...
by David Yamane | Sep 8, 2021 | Gun Culture, Law, race
Found on the Duke Center for Firearms Law blog, a new 20 minute film history of the Second Amendment set in the context of US history leading up to the Heller and McDonald decisions. Commentators include Alan Gura, Robert Cottrol, Adam Winkler, Theodore Olson, and...
by David Yamane | May 12, 2021 | Books, Concealed Carry Revolution, Gun Culture, gun rights, Law, scholarship
Despite the profound significance of the issue, no comprehensive but concise history of concealed carry laws in the United States yet exists. Concealed Carry Revolution seeks to fill this gap. It is available right now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or by special...
by David Yamane | Apr 28, 2021 | gun rights, Law, may issue, Permitless Carry, shall issue
The passage of permitless carry laws in 2021 by Utah, Montana, Iowa, and Tennessee provides a good occasion to review concealed weapon carry permit laws in the US. Regulatory Regimes There are four basic regulatory regimes governing the carrying of concealed weapons...