by David Yamane | Feb 18, 2022 | Data, gender, Guns, Personal Protection, race, scholarship, social class
Last year I was invited to contribute to a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science by the editors Cassandra Crifasi, Jennifer Dineen, and Kerri Raissian. The theme of this issue is “Gun Violence in American: What Works and...
by David Yamane | Nov 2, 2021 | Guns, scholarship, sociology
Although the printed journal is not due out until February 2022, by the magic of the internet, the articles appearing in the special issue of Sociological Perspectives that I co-edited are now available online (though mostly pay-walled, sorry). The Special Issue...
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 29, 2021 | Data, Gun Culture, scholarship, sociology
I have been trying to understand what I call, following gun journalist Michael Bane, Gun Culture 2.0 for over 10 years now. I am currently in a race to finish my book on the topic before Gun Culture 3.0 arrives. I have not yet seen any convincing evidence that...
by David Yamane | May 15, 2020 | Gun Culture, National Rifle Association, NRATV, scholarship, women
Although I was not a fan of NRATV generally, there were some programs I thought did a good job of trying to “build bridges, not walls.” Among these were shows aimed at incorporating more women in gun culture. So I was excited when I came across an academic article —...
by David Yamane | Apr 23, 2020 | Books, internet, scholarship, YouTube
In my work on gun culture, I have systematically avoided collecting systematic data on gun culture online. True, I have spent time with and attended a seminar by YouTube star John Correia of Active Self Protection. But I just don’t have the stomach to wade into...
