David Yamane
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GUN CURIOUS book. Light Over Heat on YouTube and Substack. The Bob Ross of Guns. Sociologist at Wake Forest University. Bowties.
North Carolina, USA
Joined January 2011
Guns in America: 14 years of study summarized in 900 words. Please like/retweet + have a look at & share this essay using the social media links on the article page so The Conversation and @WakeForest can track the metrics. via @ConversationUS.
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Stopped at one of the most beautiful places in the world on our way home from Atascadero: Point Lobos. Saw a yellow crowned night heron which normally does not come here. Also black-crowned night heron, hundreds of cormorants, pelicans, and a couple of sea otters.
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Wonderful event showing that G*NS doesn't have to be a four-letter word, organized by the California Rifle and Pistol Association SLO Chapter but also attended by members of the community. I'm grateful for the hospitality of both! #lightoverheat #guncurious
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I am grateful for the struggles my immigrant ancestors endured so I would not have to. And for today's hard working dreamers.
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I'm really impressed by the @CitizensSafety "gateway instructor" course, and not just because of their recommended resources. As a new, nontraditional gun owner myself, I know how important having new shooter friendly gun trainers is.
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Love this! 🎷🎶.
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Made it home to HMB, signed 80 copies of GUN CURIOUS for the California Rifle and Assn SLO Chapter, and heading to the Central Coast to deliver "Guns in America: A Civil Conversation on Uncivil Times" tonight. Stay Curious, My Friends!
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For my upcoming presentation, I am leaning into the paradox of guns, recognizing the lethality of guns AND also how few guns and gun owners are involved in gun deaths. 1 death per 1,840 gun owners and 1 per 8,560 guns. Visualized with help from @ChatGPTapp
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Liberal sociologist David Yamane to discuss American gun culture study in Atascadero, California. "Guns in America: A Civil Conversation in Uncivil Times". @NewTimesSLO .
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On my "G*NS is a four-letter word," Google's Gemini generated the image but badly. OpenAI's ChatGPT finally did the job. (Grammatically correct version here.)
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On my "G*NS are a four-letter word," Google's Gemini generated the image but badly. @OpenAI ChatGPT finally did the job.
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"Four-letter word" is a euphemism for words that are considered profane or offensive. Like G*NS. Seems @AnthropicAI agrees because Claude would not generate an image for me that says "G*NS are a four-letter word"!
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Looking forward to having a civil conversation about guns in our awfully uncivil times. Next week in the beautiful Central Coast of California. See you there!
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Her Soc of Guns final course reflection paper was one of the first I posted to my blog:.
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I am in on a dissertation defense today for an Indiana University doctoral student who was a student in my Sociology of Guns course V2 at @WakeForest in 2016!
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I was excited to see serial number 5 of the @Smith_WessonInc Model 1, issue 1, 1st variant revolver from 1857. I am no collector but I can now tell the difference between issues 1, 2, and 3 of the Model 1, and know the relationship between Models 1, 1 1/2, and 2, thanks to Mike.
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Home from the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association national meeting with a bunch of new knowledge and a ton of pics. Need to start with my friend and fellow gun scholar Michael Helms, who got me the invite to speak and attend.
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