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gun curious a liberal professor s surprising journey inside america s gun culture skip to content gun curious a liberal professor s surprising journey inside america s gun culture menu expanded collapsed home events book clubs media kit contact home this book deserves attention appreciation and response by all americans of good will per anderson professor emeritus of religion concordia college published june 1st request gun curious at your local bookstore or buy it at these retailers bookshop org barnes noble exposit books target buy on amazon books a million bookmarks ws walmart author statement i am a sociologist at wake forest university in winston salem north carolina i also own and use guns i write from the perspective of a lifelong liberal professor who became a gun owner later in life for over a decade i journeyed deeper and deeper inside american gun culture written in an accessible style for a broad audience gun curious reports and reflects on my experiences as someone who had little exposure to guns for most of my life i know what it is like not to understand guns and gun culture i hope gun curious translates what i have learned for anyone who is curious and open minded about the issue if you are tired of our paralyzing national argument about guns my book offers a hopeful alternative based on civil conversation i sincerely hope that gun curious will enlighten our understanding of gun culture in the same way that jennifer carlson clarifies gun politics and jonathan metzl illuminates gun violence book description more than ever it feels like cultural and political divisions over firearms are tearing the united states apart guns are an undeniable and contradictory presence in america both widely owned and controversial this highly original book by david yamane an internationally recognized authority on the subject does something truly remarkable it promotes insight over animosity in understanding the complex reality of guns in america gun curious challenges firearms skeptics and enthusiasts alike and informs the uncommitted by taking readers on a surprising journey inside gun culture in a way no book has an asian american and lifelong liberal from the san francisco bay area yamane became a first time gun owner as a forty two year old and embarked on an immersive twelve year study of american gun culture gun curious brilliantly weaves together his personal experiences and sociological observations to explain why guns make sense to those who own them yamane illuminates defensive gun ownership the risk of negative outcomes associated with firearms and what responsible gun ownership looks like in the twenty first century wide ranging and readable gun curious lowers the heat on america s inflamed arguments about firearms and models the civil discussions we desperately need right now if you re ready for more light and less heat gun curious is for you advance praise for gun curious about the author david yamane is a sociology professor at wake forest university he is an internationally recognized scholarly authority on guns in america and a calming voice in our divisive national argument on the issue an asian american and lifelong liberal from the san francisco bay area yamane became a first time gun owner as a 42 year old and began a 12 year journey into the complex world of firearms in america having one foot outside and one inside gun culture allows him to speak with compassion across our paralyzing differences recent publications include gun culture 2 0 evolution and contours of defensive gun ownership in america understanding and misunderstanding american gun culture and violence and concealed carry revolution liberalizing the right to bear arms in america committed to informing public debate and enriching everyday conversations about guns professor yamane shares his thoughts on his blog gunculture2point0 com and on twitter at davidyamane in 2022 he launched a youtube channel light over heat with professor david yamane on which he posts weekly short videos about issues related to his scholarship search search gun curious blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed gun curious join 265 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy gun curious subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website design a site like this with wordpress com get started