GUNS ARE NORMAL, NORMAL PEOPLE USE GUNS https://youtu.be/tqkRfCbGtgM We begin with the first two observations James Wright makes in his 1995 essay, “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 1: Half the households in the country own at least one gun. Observation 2: There are 200 million guns already in circulation in the UnitedContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 1”
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Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 3
THE CONCEALED CARRY REVOLUTION https://youtu.be/wK9TG9uuUBk?si=L56FrKa4hpw9tTIY We continue again with the first part of James Wright’s fourth observation in his 1995 essay, “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 4: Many guns are also owned for self-defense against crime. Central to the rise of Gun Culture 2.0 is a revolution in concealed carry permitting beginningContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 3”
Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 7
CONCLUSIONS REGARDING GUNS AND GUN CULTURE We conclude with the final two of James Wright’s “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 9: Guns are neither inherently good not inherently evil; guns, that is, do not possess teleology. Observation 10: Guns are important elements in our history and culture. These observations set the stageContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 7”
Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 6
GUN VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES https://youtu.be/FCsol5Nz-HA?si=4mGghRC3P1XjjXZ5 On to the seventh and eighth of James Wright’s “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 7: Everything the bad guys do with their guns is already against the law. Observation 8: Demand creates its own supply. These two observations broadly concern the issue of criminal gun violenceContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 6”
Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 5
CRIMINAL DEFENSIVE GUN OWNERSHIP AND ILLEGAL GUN MARKETS https://youtu.be/nj2BCjSDeFA?si=0_6axvlGT1PdncJ- We continue with our consideration of James Wright’s “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”, focusing on his fifth and sixth observations: Observation 5: The bad guys do not get their guns through customary retail channels. Observation 6: The bad guys inhabit a violent world; aContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 5”
Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 4
DEFENSIVE GUN USE AND THE STANDARD MODEL OF EXPLAINING THE IRRATIONALITY OF DEFENSIVE GUN OWNERSHIP https://youtu.be/sSrgom8MB_Q?si=Pif36Bxv7xlvdvMB We continue with our consideration of James Wright’s fourth observation in his 1995 essay, “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 4: Many guns are also owned for self-defense against crime, and some are indeed used for thatContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 4”
Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 2
GUN CULTURE 2.0 https://youtu.be/Z1CuJnHcrVU?si=H9RMNM5uxbkh7Bm- We continue with James Wright’s next two observations in his 1995 essay, “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 3: Most of those 200 million guns are owned for socially innocuous sport and recreational purposes. Observation 4: Many guns are also owned for self-defense against crime, and some are indeedContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 2”