DIFFERENCES divide and prevent progress on GVP. The truth is that Republicans oppose nearly all efforts to pass GVP bills, and conversely, Democrats are nearly unanimous in supporting GVP laws. Democrats and Republicans are hard-wired to oppose or support. Why? In his book,…

YES, race makes a difference. Homicide by gun is a race disease. MINNESOTA: EVERYTOWN reports in a study of homicides between 2015-2019 (average), gun death rate per 100,000 population, WHITE was 0.8, BLACK 10.2, NATIVE AMERICAN 11.5 and HISPANIC 1.5. The ratio of…

Gun violence prevention (GVP) is a struggle. Victories appear scant. Yet, there its consistent forward movement. I urge you to study the state score card on www.giffords.org. Most states are doing many positive actions. But the summit of the gun violence mountain has…

The Christian life is a COMPACT between God and the People of God. God graces us with love and calls us to respond in love for each other. As the song goes: “We love because God first loved us.” Together, we make a…

The hymn, “God of Grace and God of Glory” (ELW 705), speaks of being surrounded by evil, warring madness and weak resignation. Gun violence is evil, individuals are at war with another, our moral restraints are weak and accidents happen. Our plea? “Grant…

I received a phone call from an officer asking for a donation to a police fund to help youth. I said we need police, but we also need police reform. Furthermore, police unions need to be reformed. And no, we would not financially…

Hoards of armed citizens, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois invade and position within and outside state capitols to protest a “stolen election.” Even though over 60 federal judges and the Supreme Court have validated what many are calling the “most secure election in our…

Action on gun violence prevention (GVP) has been slow. Senator Warren Limmer (Republican), is dim on any action this legislative session, or ever. His stonewalling is often effective. Yet, during our weekly Wednesday ENGAGE: Connecting the Dots salon, GUN ACTION FORWARD was discussed.…

Why is Christmas? Because we the people need help. Sin is rampant. Violence is rampant. Gun violence is rampant. INIQUITY combines all three. We need change. Christmas is the reminder that change has come in Jesus’ birth. There is new life in Christ.…

GUN VIOLENCE IS NORMALIZED. It is accepted as the normal price of Constitutional-American life. Normal is banal. Hannah Arendt coined the phrase “banality of evil” in describing the Third Reich and Adolf Eichmann in particular. To paraphrase her description, “The greatest evils in…