“What Is the Acceptable Number of Gun-Related Deaths?” (Fall 2023 Student Range Visit Reflection #11)

by | Sep 29, 2023 | AR platform rifles, mass shootings, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University

This is the eleventh of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, Reflection #9, and...

“I Can’t Help But Consider the Ways Guns Have Been Abused Outside of the Gun Range” (Fall 2023 Student Range Visit Reflection #10)

by | Sep 28, 2023 | AR platform rifles, racism, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Tennessee, Wake Forest University

This is the tenth of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, and Reflection #9). The...

“The Experience Caused Me to Feel More Conflicted and Confused About Guns” (Fall 2023 Student Range Visit Reflection #6)

by | Sep 22, 2023 | AR platform rifles, gun ownership, gun safety, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University

This is the sixth of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, and Reflection #5). The assignment to which students are responding can be found...

A Singular Word to Describe My Experience at the Gun Range: Liberating (Fall 2022 Student Range Visit Reflection #3)

by | Sep 18, 2022 | mass shootings, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University

This is the third of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2022 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1 and reflection #2). The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their...

I Find It Disturbing that Guns are So Accessible (Fall 2021 Student Range Visit Reflection #5)

by | Sep 21, 2021 | mass public shooting, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Stoneman Douglas High School, Student Writing

This is the fifth of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2021 Sociology of Guns seminar (see reflection #1, reflection #2, reflection #3, and reflection #4). The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am...