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”
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Light Over Heat #8: What is Safe Storage of Firearms?
As with gun safety, safe storage of firearms is something that people on all sides of the Great Gun Debates in America agree is important. But the way some gun violence prevention organizations, like Brady United Against Gun Violence in the “End Family Fire” initiative, define “safe storage” is not acceptable to many responsible gunContinue reading “Light Over Heat #8: What is Safe Storage of Firearms?”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #8: I Just Could Never Understand This Great Excitement about Guns
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. This is the eighth and final final reflection essays, written by a studentContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #8: I Just Could Never Understand This Great Excitement about Guns”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #5: My Mindset of Gun Reform Shifted from Legislative to More Conversational
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the fifth of several such essays, written by a student whoseContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #5: My Mindset of Gun Reform Shifted from Legislative to More Conversational”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #4: Opinions About Guns Have Not Changed But Knowledge Has Increased
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the fourth of several such essays, written by a student whoseContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #4: Opinions About Guns Have Not Changed But Knowledge Has Increased”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #3: My Naivety Epitomizes Why Courses Like This are Necessary
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the third of several such essays, written by a student whoseContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #3: My Naivety Epitomizes Why Courses Like This are Necessary”
Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #2: I Have Expanded My Understanding of Guns
As noted earlier, the final assignment of the semester in my Sociology of Guns seminar is for the students to write an essay reflecting on their personal experience with and understanding of guns in light of what they learned in the course. Here is the second of several such essays, written by a student whoseContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Seminar Student Final Reflection #2: I Have Expanded My Understanding of Guns”
Sociology of Guns Ver. 7.0 Is In The Books, Student Final Reflections Coming
Another year of Sociology of Guns at Wake Forest University is in the books. This is the 7th time in 7 years I have taught the course. COVID made some things different this semester. In fall 2020, I taught the course online. I was happy to be able to meet this semester face-to-face, but weContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Ver. 7.0 Is In The Books, Student Final Reflections Coming”
Sociology of Guns Module 8: Gun Injuries, Suicide, Rights and Responsibilities
With Module 8 the course shifts its attention to what could generally be called negative outcomes with firearms: injury and death, both suicide (Module 8) and homicide (Module 9), as well as issues surrounding police use of force (Module 10). I am particularly interested in ways in which those involved in gun culture can playContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Module 8: Gun Injuries, Suicide, Rights and Responsibilities”
Prepping for Sociology of Guns Ver 7.0
It’s hard to believe that I first taught my “Sociology of Guns” seminar at Wake Forest six years ago, in the fall of 2015. This fall I will teach the course for the seventh time in seven academic years. Although some aspects of the course do not change — the class field trip to theContinue reading “Prepping for Sociology of Guns Ver 7.0”
Gun Curious 