As I noted yesterday, I was a guest recently on the Texas Public Radio live call-in program “The Source.” Throughout the show, the host David Martin Davies referred to “common sense” gun laws and fortunately, before the show ended, I was able to formulate a thought in response: If we want to build some consensus, … Continue reading
I don’t re-blog much on this site, and I definitely try to stay out of politics (though sometimes I can’t help myself). Lately more than ever. To be perfectly honest, I have grown weary of the culture war rhetoric on both major sides of the debate over guns in American society. I don’t want to … Continue reading
First it was Ed Stack of Dick’s, candidate for biggest hypocrite in America. Now we have Citigroup’s statement regarding restrictions on the sales practices of its “business partners” in the gun industry. My response. . . I may take Citigroup’s born again experience more seriously when it targets more common agents of death like cancer … Continue reading
Working on an exam for my Introduction to Sociology class, so reflecting on the current (post-Parkland, Florida school shooting) debates made me think to formulate a test question about it. If you care about children, then you must . . . A. Support a ban on assault weapons B. Support arming teachers C. Support more … Continue reading
I wrote yesterday about re-visiting statistics on gun ownership from the 2015 National Firearms Survey for my Sociology of Guns seminar. For class today we also read the report, “America’s Complex Relationship with Guns.” I have posted several times already about this Pew Research Center’s 2017 gun survey, perhaps because I consulted on the survey … Continue reading
At the end of my field work at Gunsite Academy this summer, one of the attendees of the 250 Defensive Pistol Course said to me: “It is nice to have some work being done from the pro-gun side.” When my friend was writing up the text to accompany my appearance on the local NPR station … Continue reading
Some time ago over lunch, my friend and I had a very productive and civil conversation about guns. We both have connections to Wisconsin and Wake Forest University, play tennis together, enjoy drinking gin and tonics, and share most of our political views in common. We are alike in many ways — most ways, probably … Continue reading
