by David Yamane | Jun 15, 2022 | Guns, Law, liberals, Light Over Heat, Texas, Uvalde
Like many Americans, I reluctantly watched events unfolding recently at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, site of the NRA’s annual meeting. In our polarized gun debates, the two extremes were on full display, literally divided by Avenida De Las...
by David Yamane | Jun 2, 2022 | Data, Gun Culture, Guns, Pew Research Center
As the age at which American adults ought to be able to buy firearms is being discussed in the wake of Buffalo and Uvalde, I want to point to some data on the age at which Americans actually get their first guns. TL:DR (1) For respondents who say they currently or...
by David Yamane | May 29, 2022 | Automatic Weapons, Guns, John Daub, Karl Rehn, KR Training, Light Over Heat, My Experience, Shooting, Texas
Wow, this is the 20th episode of “Light Over Heat” that I recorded! I can’t believe it. It seems like I was just recording my 10th episode not long ago. This second set of videos (Season 2) was supposed to be organized thematically around t-shirts I own. It mostly...
by David Yamane | May 25, 2022 | Buffalo, diversity, Guns, Light Over Heat, mass murder, mass public shooting, My Experience, race, racism, white supremacy
In my last video (Light Over Heat #21), I commented on guns and race, racism, and white supremacy in the wake of the Buffalo mass murder. The comments I received, even the critical ones, were generally very respectful and constructive. Given the name and mission of my...
by David Yamane | May 18, 2022 | Buffalo, Guns, Light Over Heat, mass murder, mass public shooting, race, racism, white supremacy
This week I was supposed to post a video commemorating the 20th consecutive weekly episode of “Light Over Heat”. But the dark side of life intervened in the form of a white supremacist mass murder in Buffalo, New York. So I quickly recorded some thoughts on guns and...
by David Yamane | May 6, 2022 | Guns, Law, My Experience, Robert Leider, Transportation Safety Administration
As I am working on my book proposal, I have been reviewing my career as a gun owner. Over the past 11 years, mistakes have been made. None fatal or physically injurious, thankfully. But mistakes nonetheless. It’s easy for me to dismiss Madison Cawthorn for so...
