As what always happens after a large mass shooting, gun-rights’ politicians offer their “prayers and condolences” and refute any attempts to talk about gun laws because “People are grieving,”  “It is not decent to talk about it,” or something similar.  After the mass…

ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE You are invited to a GUN SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION event. An evening of Biblical reflection, personal sharing, learning gun facts that inspire passionate responses, and strategizing for gun safety and gun violence prevention. LEARN: How to help prevent…

Why is ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE Necessary? ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE is a training event on 25 September, 6:30-8:30 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St. Paul, 285 Dale Street North. It’s purpose is to EMPOWER us to address GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. Why is…

EMPOWERING FOR GUN SAFETY How can we help prevent gun suicide? How can we help keep dangerous gun bills from becoming law? How can we make our homes, communities and state more gun safe? How can we ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE? You are invited…

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…