by David Yamane | May 12, 2023 | crime, good guys with guns, Law, negative outcomes, Personal Protection, responsible gun owners
I’ve been spending more time than I would like to recently addressing gun owners shooting people for (seemingly) no good reason. After the recent “hide-and-seek” shooting in Louisiana, I thought about an opinion essay I wrote last summer on why I...
by David Yamane | May 10, 2023 | crime, Everytown, Gun Owners Radio, Law, Light Over Heat, Personal Protection, Stand Your Ground, The Hill
This week on my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel, I address the idea that people can or should “shoot first and ask questions later.” It’s sad that I have to point out that this is garbage, but it seems I do. It is extremely frustrating for me to see people (1) treat...
by David Yamane | Apr 26, 2023 | crime, Fear, Guns, Light Over Heat, My Experience
I have been on a 5-month hiatus from my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel and seriously thought about not coming back. (More on that in a later video.) But seeing the frustration and fatigue in my son while talking about all of the recent shootings in America (Kansas...
by David Yamane | Aug 4, 2021 | crime, homicide, injury, Sociology of Guns Seminar
I include the modifier “criminal” here, because descriptively homicide means causing the death of another person. This would include legally justifiable killing (e.g., in self-defense). Some who study “gun violence” actually do not distinguish...
by David Yamane | Aug 4, 2021 | crime, homicide, injury, Sociology of Guns Seminar
I include the modifier “criminal” here, because descriptively homicide means causing the death of another person. This would include legally justifiable killing (e.g., in self-defense). Some who study “gun violence” actually do not distinguish...
by David Yamane | Jan 28, 2021 | crime, Donald Trump, insurrection, Law
In early January 2021, my work was disrupted by a text message from a friend: “They are storming the capitol.” It took me a moment to figure out who “they” were, but I soon made the connection. They were people gathered for the March for Trump rally in Washington, DC....
