Who owns guns in America depends on how you slice the data

Estimating the U.S. gun stock from survey data

Malcolm Gladwell says our gun conversations are dishonest. I'm not so sure.

YouTube video by The Reload

Fall 2026 student gun range field trip reflection essay #4

Fall 2026 student gun range field trip reflection essay #3

In 2026, we began the third year of our online book club. We meet four times a year to discuss recent books about guns and gun culture. Catherine Fletcher’s recently published The Firearm Rev…

Fall 2026 student gun range field trip reflection essay #2

Fall 2026 student gun range field trip reflection essay #1

It’s time to reframe the debate.

YouTube video by The Reload

Two shooting drills, one gun class, and the day training got real

Gabe Suarez's training and Jordan Salinas's response in Twin Falls

What a gun class in 2017 has to do with Jordan Salinas in 2026

My updated class policy on use of generative artificial intelligence takes both seriously

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In 2026, we began the third year of our online book club. We meet four times a year to discuss recent books about guns and gun culture. Catherine Fletcher’s recently published The Firearm Rev…

Recorded solo before the students show up

Like it or not, many people feel safer with a firearm at home

YouTube video by Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane

By popular demand, the full reading list for Sociology of Guns Version 11

My mission is to educate people and enrich conversations about our fascinating, exasperating social world. Guns currently. My motto is "Light Over Heat."

What my friend's translation taught me about Homer, Nolan, and the difference between adaptation and fidelity

Five translations of Homer's epic poem, one opening line

Closing out Sociology of Guns with two capstones: the Celebration of Learning presentation and final reflection essay

An assignment where students use AI to learn about law, and law to learn about AI

Students are self-segregating by ideology.

Active reading and class participation in Sociology of Guns

The Gun Curiosity Journal and Bring Something New to the Table

First assignments: a mandatory field trip to the range and an essay that follows

While the motive in the strip mall shooting rampage in Twin Falls, Idaho, remains elusive, a community embraces a bystander who stepped in.

My updated class policy on use of generative artificial intelligence takes both seriously

“Trans people have every reason to be afraid,” said one trans woman who went out and bought a gun after President Donald Trump was elected.

Background Little is known about voluntary divestment of firearms among US firearm owners. Here, we aim to estimate the proportion of handgun owners who divest their handguns in the years following th...

The motivation for my Sociology of Guns seminar redesign

Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.

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