Those opposed to reasonable gun legislation often insist that gun violence is mostly due to Black-on-Black crime in our inner cities and does not directly affect Whites living out of large cities.  This is not the whole story, however.  Nationally, 61% of all…

GUNS, FASCISM AND THE KKK I support the legitimate use of guns for hunting, sport shooting and personal protection. I have a problem with guns used for intimidation, for preparation of war with the government and for support of racist, fascist, authoritarian, Alt-Right…

GUNS, GOD AND GUTS Our pastor recently preached on the “Armor of God” text, Ephesians 6:13-17. We spoke about how the right wing conservative Christian groups often use the text to justify violence, yet how the thrust of the text is a call…

We have a GOD OF ORDER. Out of chaos in Genesis, God ordered the universe. Paul writes in I Corinthians 14:33, “…for God is a God not of disorder but of peace.” Gun violence prevention (GVP) is about order in life. On the…

AND THE GUN SAYS, “I AM….” Yes, I know people pull the trigger, that most gun owners handle their guns safely, that guns can be a source of enjoyment, hunting and target shooting, that guns can be used for protection, that the Second…

AUSTRALIAN LESSONS In April 1996, Martin Bryant entered a cafe at Port Arthur, Tasmania, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle from his bag, and began shooting, killing 35 people and injuring 23. What followed was action by the government which resulted in the 1996…