This is the third 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.) Many gun people takeContinue reading “Student Range Visit Reflection #3: A Newfound Respect”
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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”
Student Gun Range Reflection: Getting a Better Grasp of an Unknown Aspect of Gun Culture
As I discussed previously, my Sociology of Guns seminar’s field trip to the gun range is always a highlight of the course. This year was no exception. The field trip has two components: A mandatory classroom introduction to firearms/safety and a voluntary opportunity to shoot guns on the range. In recent iterations of the course,Continue reading “Student Gun Range Reflection: Getting a Better Grasp of an Unknown Aspect of Gun Culture”
2019 Sociology of Guns Seminar Gun Store and Range Field Trip
My Sociology of Guns seminar’s annual field trip to the gun range is such a highlight that I sometimes wonder if I should do it at the end of class rather than the beginning. The class really is all down hill after visiting the range. This semester my 15 students and I once again madeContinue reading “2019 Sociology of Guns Seminar Gun Store and Range Field Trip”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Field Trip to the Gun Range
One of the best places to satisfy gun curiosity is at the gun range. So the highlight of my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University each year is a field trip we take to a local range. There students get a first exposure to what guns are, how they work, and what itContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Field Trip to the Gun Range”
Teaching the Sociology of Guns to the Gun Curious
One place I often meet gun curious people is in the Sociology of Guns seminar I teach at Wake Forest University. As I have for the past four academic years, I am currently teaching the seminar this semester. A PDF of the current syllabus is available, as are my dozens of posts on previous year’sContinue reading “Teaching the Sociology of Guns to the Gun Curious”
Gun Curious 