by James Downey | Apr 16, 2024 | .38 Special, .450 Adams, .450 CF, .455 Webley, ammo, ammunition, BBTI, black powder, Bull Dog, Bulldog, cartridges, Colt, Discussion., Firearms, Guns, Hunting, jim downey, Revolver, self defense, Shooting, Webley No. 2, Wikipedia, YouTube
Some firearm designs are iconic, almost mythic. One of those was introduced in the early 1870s, and was widely carried both by military forces and civilians, and is credited by many firearms historians as being a critical factor in the ‘taming of the...
by David Yamane | Sep 20, 2023 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
Two weeks ago on “Light Over Heat,” I gave an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. Last week’s video recapped the trip. This week, I comment on the students’ field trip reflection essays. I will...
by David Yamane | Sep 13, 2023 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
In last week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I gave an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This week’s video recaps the trip. Next week I will comment on the students’ field trip reflection essays. I will also be posting...
by David Yamane | Sep 6, 2023 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
In this week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I give an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This video was recorded before the students arrived at the range, so in next week’s video, I will discuss the shooting itself....
by David Yamane | Feb 8, 2023 | Guns, Kenya, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar
One of the students in my Sociology of Guns seminar last fall grew up in Nairobi, Kenya and still has family there. She is what I would call an open-minded critic of guns, or perhaps a gun skeptic, as reflected in her class range field trip reflection, “The Gun Felt...
by David Yamane | Sep 28, 2022 | Light Over Heat, Shooting, Texas
For my 40th consecutive weekly video, a light(-hearted) take: An anthropological expedition to the heart of deep red Texas in search of the elusive species known as the Liberal Gun Owner. Please enjoy! Thanks to Randy Miyan, Executive Director of the Liberal Gun...
