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I'm not renewing my Washington Post subscription so wanted to share this gift link while I still can. "The trans Americans turning to guns for protection." From February 2025. wapo.st/3TD35L2

The trans Americans turning to guns for protection

“Trans people have every reason to be afraid,” said one trans woman who went out and bought a gun after President Donald Trump was elected.

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This is fascinating to me: "Overall, 4.5% of handgun owners divested within 5 years of their first acquisition, with divestment relatively more common among women and among younger adults. Among those who divested, 36.6% reacquired a handgun within 5 years." link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Patterns of handgun divestment among handgun owners in California - Injury Epidemiology

Background Little is known about voluntary divestment of firearms among US firearm owners. Here, we aim to estimate the proportion of handgun owners who divest their handguns in the years following th...

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈@beingliberal.bsky.social · 6d ago

I honestly see no faults in this. Probably my biggest complaint about him.

David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 7d ago

The alt title for Sociology of Guns is "An Invitation to Gun Curiosity" (h/t Peter Berger). Here I explain the motivation for the redesign of my seminar for this fall. lightoverheat.substack.com/p/an-invitat...

An Invitation to Gun Curiosity

The motivation for my Sociology of Guns seminar redesign

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Like I said about the takedown of Wayne LaPierre by Letitia James sometimes a witch hunt finds a witch. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b...

Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge (Gift Article)

Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.

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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · last wk.

I have the readings selected for 5 of 9 Sociology of Guns modules that require readings. I need to finish the other 4 modules tomorrow so I can get this to the printer Friday before I leave town. I will, of course, provide the entire syllabus in time if you're curious to know if you made the cut. 🤣

David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · last wk.

July "Illuminations" newsletter has insights for you from what I've done, what I'm reading, and where I'm going. lightoverheat.substack.com/p/illuminati...

Illuminations #10. Guntry Clubs, Grandkids, and Gun Divestment

Light Over Heat July Digest

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As I work on my Sociology of Guns syllabus, I am honoring The Odyssey by creating AI rules that negotiate the Scylla of absolute AI bans and the Charybdis of anything goes.

Course redesign help needed: What questions about guns in America do you wish someone would pursue an answer to with curiosity, open-mindedness, and humility?

I spoke to Charles McFarlane of the @nytimes.com back in June about “guntry clubs” — fancy shooting ranges in unexpected places like Brentwood, California. His story was published last week. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/s...

Shooting Ranges Go Quiet Luxury (Gift Article)

Sleek interiors, plush lounges and four-figure membership fees — some of today’s ranges are more aptly called “guntry clubs.”

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Writing is Hard! Gun Culture 2.0 book chapter 1 in progress. Even though I have published some of these ideas before, it still takes so much time and effort to get the writing right.

Glad to see my gun studies colleagues are staying productive this summer. I received 4 invitations to review articles in a week's time. I accepted 2 of the 4.

David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 3w ago

I did the drawing for not one but two copies of THIS IS A GUN because there was so much interest. If you didn't win, you can buy the book online. You SHOULD buy it: amzn.to/4h5lKZG

My 4-year-old grandson doesn’t usually ask me to read books to him. That changed when he saw "This is a Gun." He asked me to read it to him over and over. Kids are curious about guns. Address the issue before curiosity becomes tragedy. Comment here to enter a drawing for a free copy.

David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 3w ago

"In the Greek world, honor isn’t tethered to morality." As in Trump world and the manosphere. (My connection, not the author's.) New Yorker does not have gift links but here's the source FYI: Why the Odyssey Keeps Defeating Filmmakers by David Denby www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Why the Odyssey Keeps Defeating Filmmakers

Full of violence, desire, monsters, and magic, Homer’s epic has tempted directors for decades. Can Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation survive the voyage?

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David V. Phillips @skydaver.bsky.social · 3w ago

Professor @davidyamane.bsky.social takes a look at research about new gun owners since the pandemic. Well worth the listen (and subscribe to his substack and YouTube channel, tool) open.substack.com/pub/lightove...

Curiosity Alert: This Research on COVID-Era New Gun Owners Blew My Mind

"Social Disruption, Gun Buying, and Anti-System Beliefs" by Matthew Lacombe, et al.

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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 3w ago

Have you bought a book for your pet recently? Reading is fundamental.

Was reminded today that my TEDx talk at @wakeforest.bsky.social crossed over 100,000 views a while back. Grateful for the response and some of the 1,600 comments! 😂 youtu.be/BzB8MX4v8ko?...

Escaping the Gun Debate Trap | David Yamane | TEDxWakeForestU

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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I just picked up Dr. Gary (Cure Violence) Slutkin’s book, THE END OF VIOLENCE. I note that “gun(s)”/“firearm(s)” do not appear in the index. Why? Because guns don’t predict violence. Previous violence predicts violence. To end gun violence, you need to end violence, not guns.

I thought the Great Gun Buying Spree of 2020+ was changing the face of gun owners. This article challenged my ideas about new pandemic-era gun owners. In this video, I discuss “Social Disruption, Gun Buying, and Anti-System Beliefs." lightoverheat.substack.com/p/curiosity-...

Curiosity Alert: This Research on COVID-Era New Gun Owners Blew My Mind

"Social Disruption, Gun Buying, and Anti-System Beliefs" by Matthew Lacombe, et al.

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Like many, I saw the Great Gun Buying Spree of 2020+ as diversifying gun ownership. I recently came across an article by political scientist @mjlacombe.bsky.social and colleagues that blew my mind and shook my ideas about new COVID-era gun owners. youtu.be/LrQ46I27to0?...

Curiosity Alert: This Research on COVID-Era New Gun Owners Blew My Mind (LoH #157)

YouTube video by Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane

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Comment here before the start of the Norway-England World Cup match to have a chance to win a free copy of the novel WINCE.

I appreciate the support of & enjoy supporting other authors, so I’m giving away a copy of Drew Nellins Smith's new novel, WINCE. Enter by commenting on this post before the start of the Norway-England World Cup match Saturday. youtu.be/3gbZBdE7xus?...

Win a Free Copy of the New Gun-Laden Novel "Wince" by Drew Nellins Smith (Light Over Heat #156)

YouTube video by Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane

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Daniel Winchester@bishopofwestsaxons.bsky.social · last mo.

Don't work in the area anymore but still excited by this. Takes me back to early graduate school when R. Stephen Warner published a 1993 work in progress toward a new paradigm for the study of American religion. There's been a lot of new work since them, but no new paradigms that I know of.

IT'S ALIVE! Brainstorming, discussing, writing, and re-writing this piece on the "unbundling" of American religion with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social, @jlkucinskas.bsky.social, and @bsteens.bsky.social was the most enjoyable part of the process, but it's gratifying to see it officially "out" in ASR.