Tag: Gun control
Taking students to the range to learn about gun culture firsthand
David Yamane, Wake Forest University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Why do mass shooters kill? It’s about more than having a grievance
Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland
An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of...
Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand...
Greg Dickinson, Colorado State University and Brian L. Ott, Missouri State University
The United States has struggled with a...
Arming teachers – an effective security measure or a false sense...
Aimee Huff, Oregon State University and Michelle Barnhart, Oregon State University
In the wake of the mass shooting at...
After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but...
Christopher Poliquin, University of California, Los Angeles
Calls for new gun legislation that previously failed to pass Congress are...
Knoxville school shooting serves as stark reminder of a familiar –...
James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University
With most U.S. students having learned virtually in 2020...
Bridging America’s divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming...
Francesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine
Amid two crises – the pandemic and the national reckoning sparked by the killing of George Floyd – there...
Why Americans are buying more guns than ever
Aimee Huff, Oregon State University and Michelle Barnhart, Oregon State University
Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
