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...
by David Yamane | Sep 8, 2021 | Gun Culture, Law, race
Found on the Duke Center for Firearms Law blog, a new 20 minute film history of the Second Amendment set in the context of US history leading up to the Heller and McDonald decisions. Commentators include Alan Gura, Robert Cottrol, Adam Winkler, Theodore Olson, and...
by David Yamane | May 12, 2021 | Books, Concealed Carry Revolution, Gun Culture, gun rights, Law, scholarship
Despite the profound significance of the issue, no comprehensive but concise history of concealed carry laws in the United States yet exists. Concealed Carry Revolution seeks to fill this gap. It is available right now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or by special...
by David Yamane | Apr 28, 2021 | gun rights, Law, may issue, Permitless Carry, shall issue
The passage of permitless carry laws in 2021 by Utah, Montana, Iowa, and Tennessee provides a good occasion to review concealed weapon carry permit laws in the US. Regulatory Regimes There are four basic regulatory regimes governing the carrying of concealed weapons...
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 | 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....
