“Like a Dance with What I Thought Was My Comfort Zone” (Fall 2023 Student Range Visit Reflection #2)

by | Sep 15, 2023 | AR platform rifles, Bahamas, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University

This is the second of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1). The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their willingness to...

Guns are “Exhilarating and Frightening” (Fall 2023 Student Range Visit Reflection #1)

by | Sep 14, 2023 | gender, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, Sandy Hook massacre, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University

This is the first of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar. The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their willingness to have their thoughts...

“Like Many Aspects of Life, You Actually Need to DO It” (Fall 2022 Student Range Visit Reflection #8)

by | Oct 17, 2022 | gun safety, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University

This is the eighth of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2022 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1 and reflection #2 and reflection #3 and reflection #4 and reflection #5 and reflection #6 and reflection #7). The assignment to...

“I Am Grateful for This Experience That Forced Me to Get Uncomfortable (Fall 2022 Student Range Visit Reflection #7)

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University

This is the seventh of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2022 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1 and reflection #2 and reflection #3 and reflection #4 and reflection #5 and reflection #6). The assignment to which students...