A Modern Undergrad Looks at Guns, Fear, and Race
I personally sit in a weird place when it comes to guns. Going to the range and shooting the different guns made me very aware of the gun’s capacity to do a lot of damage…
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Wake Forest Sodiologist Takes Students to the Range to Learn About Gun Culture Firsthand
By David Yamane, Wake Forest University I grew up in the liberal culture of the San Francisco Bay Area and never touched a firearm until I was 42 years old, living in North Carolina and…
College Students Learn About American Society Through a Trip to a Gun Range
Professor David Yamane teaches a Sociology of Guns course at Wake Forest University. Part of the curriculum includes a trip to a shooting range for the class’s students. After the range trip, students are assigned…