Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 4

DEFENSIVE GUN USE AND THE STANDARD MODEL OF EXPLAINING THE IRRATIONALITY OF DEFENSIVE GUN OWNERSHIP https://youtu.be/sSrgom8MB_Q?si=Pif36Bxv7xlvdvMB We continue with our consideration of James Wright’s fourth observation in his 1995 essay, “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America”: Observation 4: Many guns are also owned for self-defense against crime, and some are indeed used for thatContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Guns Webinar Module 4”

Official Catholic View of Use of Lethal Force in Self-Defense

Miguel at the Gun Free Zone blog posted recently about a new book by a Texas police officer called Jesus Christ on Killing. I expect to see evangelical Christians taking this position, but Miguel brings to light some interesting passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church that I had not previously read: The seldomContinueContinue reading “Official Catholic View of Use of Lethal Force in Self-Defense”