This past spring, I offered a free public webinar version of my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University. I’m now making full recordings (presentation plus Q&A) of each session available on my Light Over Heat YouTube channel. Following are links to all 7 sessions of the webinar.

You can view the course syllabus online here and I made a YouTube video that covers the syllabus in more detail if you’re interested.

Module 1 (from March 25): Guns are Normal, Normal People Use Guns

Module 2 (from April 1): Gun Culture 2.0

Module 3 (from April 8): The Concealed Carry Revolution

Module 4 (April 22): Defensive Gun Use and The Standard Model of the Irrationality of Defensive Gun Ownership

Module 5 (April 29): Criminal Defensive Gun Ownership and Illegal Gun Markets

Module 6 (May 13): Gun Violence and Prevention Strategies

Module 7 (May 22): Conclusions Regarding Guns and Gun Culture

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