Yes, there are liberal gun owners. There are liberal gun rights advocates, even.
However, we all know they’re the exception, not the norm.
Further, when we hear about a sociologist, we kind of have to brace a bit. The social sciences are heavily anti-gun, so when someone who is a sociologist offers up thoughts about gun culture, we–or, at least, I–tend to have certain expectations about what I’m going to read.
