RANGE DAY UPDATE (8/30): YESTERDAY I TRIPLED MY FUNDRAISING GOAL FOR THIS FIELD TRIP. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TRUST.

I am excited to be teaching my Sociology of Guns course at Wake Forest University for the 9th consecutive year, dating back to 2015.

As in previous years, the first meeting of Sociology of Guns Ver. 9 will be at the gun range where students will have the opportunity (but not be required) to shoot a .22 pistol (Ruger Mark III), a 9mm handgun (an Avidity Arms PD-10 sent to me by the manufacturer for range day), and an AR-15 style .223/5.56 caliber rifle.

In the past two years, all 16 students have taken the opportunity to shoot all three guns, which is amazing considering most have never shot any gun before.

The range field trip is foundational to the course, as I explain in a piece in The Conversation’s Uncommon Courses series. You can also read many students’ field trip reflections on my class “collected posts” page on my Gun Curious blog.

Of course, freedom seeds are not free, so two years ago, Lucky Gunner donated ammunition for the class and last year I crowdfunded donations. That approach worked so well that I have again created a “goal” on my Buy Me a Coffee page of $300 to cover the cost of ammo, electronic hearing protection, and a shooting bench. Any overages I will put toward defraying other class-related costs like guest speakers and course materials.

You can also donate via PayPal if that is more familiar to you.