Is There a Way to Respond to Gun Idolatry?

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"To me, that gun fetish, i see the markers of gun idolatry allover again," he says. "What's really driving a lot of this behaviour? As the answer here is really anxiety anddes ar." 'Can we actually, as christians, try to speak to the underlying forces and cultural influences that are leading our young men to that place of despair'

This week David and Curtis tackle the tough subject of gun violence. They look at the various tensions between gun rights and gun control and the hyper-polarized responses we are apt to have on one side or the other. They also help us take a step back to think through the “how” of approaching such a complex issue versus just the “what” of our preferred policy outcome.

Show Notes:

-Rand Corporation - Gun Policy in America

-Rand Corporation - How Gun Policies Affect Mass Shootings

-Malcolm Gladwell (New Yorker) - Thresholds of Violence: How school shootings catch on

-French Press - Pass and Enforce Red Flag Laws. Now.

-David French (The Atlantic) - What Critics Don’t Understand About Gun Culture

-Sign up for David’s French Press newsletter

-Follow Curtis’ work at RedeemingBabel.org