Shawn VanDiver

Shawn VanDiver is a 12 year Navy veteran and adjunct faculty at three universities teaching military studies, national security policy, homeland security, and international security and trade. He manages corporate security and enterprise risk at a major tech company. He is a member of the Truman National Security Project’s Defense Council. The views expressed here are his own.

A Navy Vet’s Case for Gun Control

Common Sense

How many shootings will it take before we adopt common sense gun control? A former Navy weapons instructor lays out the simple steps lawmakers can take to make us all safer.

Shawn VanDiver | Published Nov 23, 2014

A Gun Owner’s Case for Gun Control

Gun Wrongs

A gun owner and former Navy firearms instructor makes the case for common sense gun control and why we need to adopt it now, before the next tragedy.

Shawn VanDiver | Published May 14, 2014