Gun Violence, Gun Rights & Gun Idolatry

This week David and Curtis tackle the tough subject of gun violence. They look at ...

Published June 4, 2022

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

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-Follow Curtis’ work at RedeemingBabel.org

David French

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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