Wow, this is the 20th episode of “Light Over Heat” that I recorded! I can’t believe it. It seems like I was just recording my 10th episode not long ago. This second set of videos (Season 2) was supposed to be organized thematically around t-shirts I own. It mostly was, but on a few occasionsContinue reading “Light Over Heat #20: A Light Take in Celebration of This Milestone – Shooting Guns in Texas”
Category Archives: Shooting
New Gun Owner Advice from a High-Level Shooter
Now that I have been wandering around American gun culture for over a decade, I consume fewer gun-related podcasts than I used to. Time is my scarcest resource and as podcasts have proliferated, the signal-to-noise ratio is often too low to merit the investment. That said, John Johnston’s Ballistic Radio has been at the topContinue reading “New Gun Owner Advice from a High-Level Shooter”
Sociology of Guns Field Trip to Gun Range, September 2021
Although the remnants of Hurricane Ida forced a last minute rescheduling, my Fall 2021 Sociology of Guns seminar students completed their mandatory field trip to the gun range on September 3rd. This is the 7th time I have taught the course and the 7th successful field trip we have taken as a class. All theContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Field Trip to Gun Range, September 2021”
Sociology of Guns Student Field Trip to the Range, Year 6
As I noted earlier, I was scheduled to teach the Sociology of Religion this semester (fall 2020), but when students found out I was not going to teach my Sociology of Guns seminar they expressed considerable disappointment. So, I switched seminars and just starting my 6th straight year teaching the Sociology of Guns. You canContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Student Field Trip to the Range, Year 6”
Take a Newbie Shooting (Open Source Defense)
Yesterday I wrote about a new source of information about guns in America, written from a gun rights perspective, Open Source Defense. One aspect of their work that I neglected to mention was the dedicated page on their website called “Take a Newbie Shooting.”
Shooting is Fun — #435 — Family Time
Those who have seen my video on becoming a gun owner know that my wife Sandy played a crucial role getting me into guns. But the last time we shot a class together was in 2012. Over the past 6+ years since then, she has been accumulating nursing degrees while I have been wandering aroundContinue reading “Shooting is Fun — #435 — Family Time”
Shooting is Fun – Trip to the Range with My Student
In a lunchtime talk at the National Firearms Law Seminar recently, I recounted three of my main observations about guns and gun culture in America. The second of these observations is: “Shooting is fun, and challenging.” It is fun, in part, because it is challenging. This is one of the things that got me intoContinue reading “Shooting is Fun – Trip to the Range with My Student”
Student Range Visit Reflection #6: A Canadian POV on an American Gun Range
This is the sixth of several planned posts featuring Sociology of Guns Seminar student reflections on our field trip to ProShots, a local gun range. I provide the actual assignment in the first post, and you can also see it in the context of the syllabus itself. (Link to second post and third post andContinue reading “Student Range Visit Reflection #6: A Canadian POV on an American Gun Range”
Student Range Visit Reflection #5: Respecting Weapons and Trusting Others
This is the fifth of several planned posts featuring Sociology of Guns Seminar student reflections on our field trip to ProShots, a local gun range. I provide the actual assignment in the first post, and you can also see it in the context of the syllabus itself. (Link to second post and third post andContinue reading “Student Range Visit Reflection #5: Respecting Weapons and Trusting Others”
Student Range Visit Reflection #2: Shooting is Fun But Targets are No Joke
This is the second of several planned posts featuring Sociology of Guns Seminar student reflections on our field trip to ProShots, a local gun range. I provide the actual assignment in the first post, and you can also see it in the context of the syllabus itself. This student refers toward the end of herContinue reading “Student Range Visit Reflection #2: Shooting is Fun But Targets are No Joke”
Gun Curious 