In Episode 3 of “Light Over Heat,” I mentioned a 2021 National Firearms Survey by Georgetown University Professor William English. In Episode 6, I discuss a couple of interesting findings in that survey. Among the unique qualities of Professor English’s National Firearms Survey is that he asked respondents whether they owned AR-15 style rifles orContinue reading “Light Over Heat #6: How Many Americans Own AR-15 Style Rifles and Large-Capacity Magazines?”
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Light Over Heat #3: The Changing Face of Gun Owners Today
In this third “Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane” video I explore what two 2021 National Firearms Surveys tell us about the diverse and changing face of gun owners today. The first survey, Georgetown business professor William English’s 2021 National Firearms Survey, highlights the diversity of contemporary gun owners. The second survey, a 2021Continue reading “Light Over Heat #3: The Changing Face of Gun Owners Today”
Light Over Heat #2: Big Denominators and Estimates of Gun Ownership in the United States
In this second “Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane” video I think about the importance of big denominators in understanding guns and gun owners in the United States, and explain why surveys tend to underestimate the rate of gun ownership. Accounting for under-reporting of gun ownership in surveys, I conclude it’s possible that 40%Continue reading “Light Over Heat #2: Big Denominators and Estimates of Gun Ownership in the United States”
Results from the 2021 National Firearms Survey
A summary of results from the 2021 National Firearms Survey was posted to the SSRN site back in July. I confess to missing it the first time around because I thought it was the same National Firearms Survey that was fielded by scholars at Northeastern and Harvard Universities this year (results from which about firearmContinue reading “Results from the 2021 National Firearms Survey”
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