by David Yamane | Apr 3, 2020 | coronavirus, Data, Gun Ownership, guns, Personal Protection
It’s no secret that the coronavirus led to an unprecedented rise in gun background checks in March 2020. I posted about the coronavirus supplanting Barack Obama as the greatest gun salesman in US history, and reiterated this in a brief interview with Axios...
by David Yamane | Mar 17, 2020 | Data, Gun Ownership, guns
When I launched this blog in February 2019, I noted that no one had (yet) systematically studied people who are gun curious. The Pew Research Center’s 2017 report, “America’s Complex Relationship With Guns,” offers some important leads, though. Instead of simply...
by David Yamane | May 24, 2019 | Gun Culture, Gun Ownership, My Experience, National Firearms Law Seminar
In April, I gave the lunchtime talk at the National Firearms Law Seminar in Indianapolis. More than anything I’ve written or said, “Gun Culture 2.0, or How a Liberal Professor Became an Armed American” offered a very personal perspective on how I got...
by Lara Smith | Mar 9, 2019 | 2nd Amendment, Active Self Protection, activism, BBC, CCW, confidence, Constitution of the United States, fascism, Firearms, Gun Ownership, Gun Politics, guns, guns and race, Lara Smith, Leftist, Legal Issues, LGC Blog, Liberal Gun Club
The BBC featured four Liberal Gun Club members in it’s new piece titled “America’s Least Likely Gun Owners.” Will, Ed, Piper and our National Spokesperson, Lara Smith, are featured in this excellent video that will reach more than 300 million...
by David Yamane | Feb 17, 2019 | Gun Ownership
How many guns are there in the United States today? No one really knows, but research conducted by the Geneva, Switzerland based Small Arms Survey provides the best guesstimate for 2017: Civilian-held Firearms: 393,347,000 Military-owned Firearms: 4,535,380 Law...
by David Yamane | Feb 11, 2019 | Gun Ownership
I concluded a recent post saying if anyone ever asks you how many gun owners there are in America, you can tell them AT LEAST: 40% of households in America have guns in them and 30% of individuals in America personally own a gun. Saying AT LEAST is crucial here,...
