This is a heads-up to those who follow my work on guns and gun culture on this blog. With the impending publication of my book, Gun Curious: A Liberal Professor’s Surprising Journey Inside American Gun Culture, in May 2024, this URL is going to become the landing page for that work. I will be migratingContinue reading “Gun Curious Blog Migration Coming Soon!”
Category Archives: Gun Culture
Understanding and Misunderstanding American Gun Culture and Violence
UPDATE: This article was published online in the open-access Journal of Lutheran Ethics back in April(!). As I discussed recently, I had the opportunity to share my views on American gun culture and gun violence at the 31st annual gathering of the Lutheran Ethicists’ Network (LEN) in January. A written version of my talk will be published in theContinue reading “Understanding and Misunderstanding American Gun Culture and Violence”
EXPLAINER: My TWO Books on American Gun Culture (Light Over Heat #67)
This week on “Light Over Heat,” I talk about the TWO books I am writing on American gun culture, tentatively titled: GUN CURIOUS and GUN CULTURE 2.0. In particular, I talk about what distinguishes them in terms of the substance and audience. The explainer on the two books is only about 4 minutes long. TheContinue reading “EXPLAINER: My TWO Books on American Gun Culture (Light Over Heat #67)”
President Philip Smith’s Vision for the National African American Gun Association (Light Over Heat #62)
I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a few weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the second of two planned videos reflecting on the event. The first video covered what exactly NAAGA is, why it exists, and what it tries to accomplish.Continue reading “President Philip Smith’s Vision for the National African American Gun Association (Light Over Heat #62)”
What I Learned about the National African American Gun Association at Their National Convention (Light Over Heat #61)
I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the first of two planned videos reflecting on the event. NAAGA occupies a unique position in American gun culture today, so I spend a good amountContinue reading “What I Learned about the National African American Gun Association at Their National Convention (Light Over Heat #61)”
The Cody Firearms Museum as an Educational Institution Not a Celebration of Guns (Light Over Heat #60)
I just posted the third and final video for my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel about my recent visit to the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Curator Danny Michael (pictured in the video’s thumbnail) was good enough to give me a tour of the museum andContinue reading “The Cody Firearms Museum as an Educational Institution Not a Celebration of Guns (Light Over Heat #60)”
Outgunned by Over 4,000 Gun Artifacts at the Cody Firearms Museum (Light Over Heat #59)
I just posted the second of three planned videos for my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel about my recent visit to the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Curator Danny Michael (pictured in the video’s thumbnail) was good enough to give me a tour of the museumContinue reading “Outgunned by Over 4,000 Gun Artifacts at the Cody Firearms Museum (Light Over Heat #59)”
Cody Firearms Museum: An Ideal Museum for Gun Novices and the Gun Curious (Light Over Heat #58)
On my recent road trip to Wyoming, I stopped in Cody to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Curator Danny Michael was good enough to give me a tour of the museum and I later went back and filmed some additional bits to create three (planned) videos forContinue reading “Cody Firearms Museum: An Ideal Museum for Gun Novices and the Gun Curious (Light Over Heat #58)”
What I Would Like Clinical Psychologists to Know About Gun Owners (Light Over Heat #53)
A colleague of mine, David Zehrung, is a psychologist practicing in Pennsylvania. He will be speaking this month to the Pennsylvania Psychological Association about firearms. He asked me to provide a 3-minute overview of what I’d like psychologists to know about gun owners. I put together a 5-minute version for “Light Over Heat” this week.
TL:DR on Thoughts on “Firearms Classes Taught Me, and America, a Very Dangerous Lesson” Blog Post
On my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel this week, I discuss sociologist Harel Shapira’s opinion essay, “Firearms Taught Me, and America, a Very Dangerous Lesson,” published in the New York Times on 16 May 2023 (gift link here should take you behind the NYT paywall if you haven’t seen the opinion yet). When I satContinue reading “TL:DR on Thoughts on “Firearms Classes Taught Me, and America, a Very Dangerous Lesson” Blog Post”
Gun Curious 