by David Yamane | Jun 11, 2020 | Books, emotions, Gun Culture, gun ownership, gun politics, political science
In these trying times, can we at least all agree that guns are politically polarizing in the United States? Not inherently, of course, but they get drawn up into our divisive political system and culture in a profound way. I’m pleased to share political...
by David Yamane | May 28, 2020 | Data, gun ownership, Guns, US Census Bureau
Although I’ve addressed U.S. gun ownership levels previously, I realize that I have done so by looking at percentages of individuals and households rather than numbers. Given changing population sizes (the all important denominator), percentages are usually the...
by David Yamane | Apr 29, 2020 | Data, Gun Culture, gun ownership, Matthew Lacombe, National Rifle Association
The political power of the National Rifle Association (NRA) is both frustrating to and badly misunderstood by many of its critics (as I highlighted recently in response to PBS Frontline’s program on the NRA). According to Barnard College political scientist...
by David Yamane | Apr 28, 2020 | Data, Gun Culture, gun ownership, identity, Matthew Lacombe, Pew Research Center
Whenever someone asks me, “Are you a golfer?” I offer a canned response: “No, but I play golf.” I resist the label golfer. To embrace it seems to heighten expectations in an uncomfortable way. The same can be said of the label gun owner. Do I own guns? Yes. Is being a...
