by David Yamane | Apr 13, 2022 | gun policy, gun violence prevention, Guns, Light Over Heat, My Experience, The ANNALS
Last week I attended a workshop at the University of Connecticut in Hartford for authors contributing to a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on gun violence prevention. Of course, my specialty is in gun culture not gun...
by David Yamane | Apr 6, 2022 | Guns, Homo Sapiens Projectile Club, human-weapon relationship, Light Over Heat, My Experience, Randy Miyan, Top Shot
In Light Over Heat Ep 11, I wore a Homo Sapiens Projectile Club t-shirt. You can buy the t-shirt or hoodie in the Liberal Gun Owners online store. The idea underlying the t-shirt can be found in Pillar 1 of The Liberal Gun Owners Lens. This is the first of 4 planned...
by David Yamane | Mar 30, 2022 | Brian Hill, Light Over Heat, My Experience, Personal Protection, The Complete Combatant, Tim Larkin
In Light Over Heat Ep 12, I talked about how violence can be virtuous and my life-altering realization that I might need to use it to protect my children or myself. A commentator on that video distinguished between violence being virtuous and violence being desirable....
by David Yamane | Mar 23, 2022 | Light Over Heat, My Experience, Personal Protection
In Light Over Heat Ep 11, I mentioned that some people address their needs via outsourcing, including outsourcing their violence to others like the police. Related to this is the fact that there are many people who have little-to-no direct experience using violence....
by David Yamane | Mar 16, 2022 | Guns, Light Over Heat, My Experience
In Episode 9 of “Light Over Heat,” I discussed guns as tools, and quoted a Forbes magazine writer who criticized guns by way of an analogy to chainsaws: Some people say guns are tools — but nobody buys 10 chain saws in varying colors and speeds.Elizabeth MacBride,...
by David Yamane | Mar 9, 2022 | Light Over Heat, My Experience
With this 10th episode of “Light Over Heat,” I am going to call Season 1 a wrap. Three months ago, I had serious doubts about my ability to do weekly videos on this channel. I was fortunate to be able to consult with John Correia of Active Self-Protection who advised,...
