12 years in the making, my book manuscript on American gun culture is done and in the hands of my publisher, McFarland & Co. (specifically its Exposit Books imprint). I don’t want to go into everything that got me to this point today. I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has helped andContinue reading “It Is Done – My Book on American Gun Culture”
Category Archives: My Experience
Behind the Scenes Look at How the Sausage of My Gun Curious Book Got Made (Light Over Heat #72)
As announced on this channel last week, my book Gun Curious now has a publisher, the Exposit Books imprint of McFarland & Co. Publishers. I am finishing the manuscript as you read this and hopefully the book will be available for pre-order in Spring 2024 and for delivery in early summer. This has been a long and arduous, exciting andContinue reading “Behind the Scenes Look at How the Sausage of My Gun Curious Book Got Made (Light Over Heat #72)”
Big News About My Book on American Gun Culture (Light Over Heat #71)
Today’s “Light Over Heat” video has some big news about my book on American gun culture. Those of you who follow my work closely know that I have been talking about a November 1st deadline to finish the manuscript for my book, Gun Curious. Well, the reason for that deadline is that I found a publisher!!!!! In order toContinue reading “Big News About My Book on American Gun Culture (Light Over Heat #71)”
How to Follow My Work
Someone recently emailed me with a seemingly simple question: How do I follow your work? A short question with a long answer. If you know of someone unfamiliar with my work, please share this post with them because I have literally flooded the field with avenues to keep up with my work/thinking. I list themContinue reading “How to Follow My Work”
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”
When People Don’t See Themselves in the Work Scholars Do (Light Over Heat #63)
This week’s “Light Over Heat” video discusses gaps between scholarly portrayals of people and people’s own experiences and understandings. It was occasioned by the feedback I received from people about sociologist Harel Shapira’s depiction of defensive gun training courses in a New York Times opinion essay and Jennifer Carlson’s depiction of gun sellers in herContinue reading “When People Don’t See Themselves in the Work Scholars Do (Light Over Heat #63)”
Thoughts on Vail Symposium’s Conversation on the Controversial Issue of Gun Violence (Light Over Heat #57)
This week’s “Light Over Heat” video offers my thoughts on the Vail Symposium Conversation on Controversial Issues I attended last week in Colorado. The topic of the conversation was gun violence and it was hosted by Clay Jenkinson, with Josh Horwitz from Johns Hopkins and myself as the panel. The event was recorded and IContinue reading “Thoughts on Vail Symposium’s Conversation on the Controversial Issue of Gun Violence (Light Over Heat #57)”
Reflections on a Firearms Law Workshop with Ideologically Diverse Attendees (Light Over Heat #54)
In this week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I talk about attending a University of Wyoming School of Law Firearms Research Center and Duke University Center for Firearms Law works-in-progress workshop at Texas A&M Law School in Fort Worth. I benefitted directly from participation in the workshop by getting feedback on my work on the evolutionContinue reading “Reflections on a Firearms Law Workshop with Ideologically Diverse Attendees (Light Over Heat #54)”
The Road Ahead – 2023
I’ve had some personal and professional setbacks so far in 2023, but I’ve also had some amazing opportunities to bring light to culture war over guns in America. I’m grateful for that. In this post, I want to share some of what I have planned for the rest of 2023 for anyone interested. Light OverContinue reading “The Road Ahead – 2023”
Shooting is Fun – A Reminder from the Field
“It’s fun. It’s a sport. And it’s a skill.” Participant in Open Source Shooting Sports range event It’s no secret that early in my research on American gun culture, I took Michael Bane’s idea of a Gun Culture 2.0 and brought it into scholarly discussions of guns. This has been a mixed blessing. The conceptContinue reading “Shooting is Fun – A Reminder from the Field”
Gun Curious 