by David Yamane | Feb 6, 2023 | Books, democrats, Gun Culture, gun politics, Guns, liberals, Mark Joslyn, Rick Wilson
I don’t post much about guns and electoral/party politics on my blogs because I find them frustrating and impediments to understanding gun culture. But I was visiting one of my best friends recently and talking about paths forward for my gun culture book. One...
by Lara | Jan 23, 2023 | LGC Blog, Liberal Gun Club, liberalgunclub, liberals, SHOT Show, Unicorns
We had a spectacular time at Shot Show 2023. Our unicorn patch was the hit of the show. Our booth was an even bigger hit, drawing high traffic to a normally quieter spot on the lower level of the show. We handed out thousands of stickers, flyers, and yes, patches. We...
by David Yamane | Sep 26, 2022 | gun politics, liberals, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
This is the sixth of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2022 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1 and reflection #2 and reflection #3 and reflection #4 and reflection #5). The assignment to which students are responding can be...
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 | Feb 8, 2022 | Gun Culture, human-weapon relationship, LGO Lens, Liberal Gun Club, liberals, Randy Miyan
Recently, without fanfare equivalent to its significance, the Liberal Gun Owners launched a new website, LGO Lens. The site is a content hub on which people can access blog posts, learn more about the LGO and allied organizations, link to the Liberal Gun Owners Lens...
by David Yamane | Sep 18, 2021 | liberals, Risk, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing
This is the second of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2021 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1). The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their willingness to...