by David Yamane | May 17, 2022 | diversity, My Experience, Van Jones, Wake Forest University
Graduation ceremonies always lift my spirits, so after a tough weekend confronting the reality of white supremacist hate in America, I was glad to be able to set that aside and recognize the achievements of over 1,000 Wake Forest University undergraduates (including...
by David Yamane | May 11, 2022 | Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, My Experience, The ANNALS, UCONN-Hartford
In Light Over Heat videos #15 (on gun research and gun policy) and #16 (on finding common ground on gun violence), I shared my thoughts on a workshop I attended in March at UCONN-Hartford. The workshop brought together authors contributing to an issue of The ANNALS of...
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 | Apr 27, 2022 | Jonathan Metzl, Light Over Heat, My Experience, negative outcomes, Risk, Will Petty
The idea that guns are a risk factor – for homicide, suicide, accidental death, and injury – was a central idea at the gun violence prevention writers workshop I attended in Hartford earlier this month (see Light Over Heat #15 and Light Over Heat #16). This week I...
by David Yamane | Apr 20, 2022 | common ground, gun violence prevention, Light Over Heat, My Experience, simultaenous proponency, The ANNALS
This week I offer a second reflection on the 2-day workshop I attended at the University of Connecticut in Harford for authors contributing to a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on gun violence. (The first reflection...
by David Yamane | Apr 14, 2022 | Firearm Life Plan, Guns, Marian E. Betz, My Experience, responsible gun owners, rights and responsibilities
I had the pleasure of meeting, eating, and chatting with emergency medicine doctor and epidemiologist Marian “Emmy” Betz last week at the authors’ workshop I attended at UCONN-Hartford. I had seen Dr. Betz regularly on Twitter and knew something of...
