by David Yamane | Sep 14, 2021 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
Although the remnants of Hurricane Ida forced a last minute rescheduling, my Fall 2021 Sociology of Guns seminar students completed their mandatory field trip to the gun range on September 3rd. This is the 7th time I have taught the course and the 7th successful field...
by David Yamane | Jul 26, 2021 | field trip, Guns, Lucky Gunner, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
As I prepare to teach my Sociology of Guns course Version 7.0, I thought I would post as much of the material for the different modules I am teaching this fall as possible. Probably the most unique aspect of this course from the start has been the class trip to the...
by Eric M | May 24, 2021 | Guns, LGC Blog
I was listening to NPR a few days ago, and an interview on The Takeaway really caught my attention. The interview was with Larry Krasner, who is the progressive attorney who was elected to become the DA for Philadelphia a couple of years ago, and just won his primary...
by David Yamane | Apr 27, 2021 | Guns, homicide, Law, mass murder, mass public shooting
Another day in America, another pile of bodies, and another set of cries for gun control. Predictably, the Atlanta and Boulder and Indianapolis mass public shootings were followed by calls to ban AR-style rifles. President Biden proposes to subject “ghost guns” to...
by David Yamane | Apr 6, 2021 | gun safety, Guns, Michael Anestis, Risk, safe storage, suicide
I just finished a draft of my book chapter on “Pascal’s Wager and Firearms.” It’s all about risk, risk assessment, and risk management in relation to firearms. From there I am rolling into a chapter on negative outcomes, which will of course highlight the work of the...
by David Yamane | Feb 7, 2021 | Gun Culture, Guns, My Experience
Yesterday was the second anniversary of this blog. I began Gun Curious as a complement to my longer-running Gun Culture 2.0 blog because I wanted an outlet for my observations on guns and gun culture that would be of interest to those who simply wanted to know or...
