by Smith, Lara | Feb 15, 2021 | ammo, Biden, diversity, gun owners, gun politics, LGC Blog, Walk the Talk America
The answer is, of course, yes, although not according to a particular ammo business which this week declared if you voted for Biden, you don’t deserve to buy ammo from them. It is their right to decide to alienate 8 million new customers, but perhaps it’s...
by David Yamane | Oct 27, 2020 | Gun Culture, mental health, Michael Soldini, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, suicide, Walk the Talk America
Although the topic is grim — suicide — I am very excited to welcome to my Sociology of Guns seminar today two guests who have unique perspectives on the issue. Michael Sodini is founder and President of Walk the Talk America (WTTA), and Rob Pincus is a...
by David Yamane | Oct 22, 2020 | Claude Werner, Data, homicide, Michael Soldini, negative outcomes, Rob Pincus, Sociology of Guns Seminar, suicide, Walk the Talk America
Although my scholarship and teaching on the sociology of guns highlights the non-criminological and epidemiological aspects of guns in society, I do not entirely ignore negative outcomes with guns. In my Sociology of Guns seminar, I typically allocate 2 or 3 of the...