by David Yamane | Jun 2, 2022 | Data, Gun Culture, Guns, Pew Research Center
As the age at which American adults ought to be able to buy firearms is being discussed in the wake of Buffalo and Uvalde, I want to point to some data on the age at which Americans actually get their first guns. TL:DR (1) For respondents who say they currently or...
by David Yamane | Apr 28, 2020 | Data, Gun Culture, gun ownership, identity, Matthew Lacombe, Pew Research Center
Whenever someone asks me, “Are you a golfer?” I offer a canned response: “No, but I play golf.” I resist the label golfer. To embrace it seems to heighten expectations in an uncomfortable way. The same can be said of the label gun owner. Do I own guns? Yes. Is being a...
