That's the beauty of it, Sig.... To show that there's a need for this study, I have to show a gap or problem.
Let's face it, proving the media (or most of it) don't know which end the bullets come out of isn't too challenging a task.
I was originally going to work toward developing a primer course for journalists.... then I did some research and found an article by some Michael Bane dude talking about the program he developed with NSSF.
Man, the Shooting Gallery guy I watch every week just hosed my thesis.... or at least forced me to tweak it a skosh.
I'm meeting with my thesis chair today, but right now I am either going to revise the whole study to examine journalism students' firarm knowledge and opinions.... or see how effective the NSSF program has been.
Either way, I've been able to study boomsticks as legitimate academic research.
And brother, that ain't bad.