Some folks on the left have adopted the maxim that the "best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." Listen in as we discuss our own reaction to that belief, and the practice of using guns to defend threatened groups from the violence of oppressors.
Marni and Ted share stories of groups in the minority who are taking up arms for their protection, and discuss our own experiences with, and feelings about, guns.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Links:
- Pew, “Key facts about Americans and guns”
- Pew, “Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem”
- HCN, “Meet the gun-toting ‘Tenacious Unicorns’ in rural Colorado”
- TNR, “Antifa Is Arming Itself Against a Trump Crackdown”
- Atlantic, “Guns Have Always Been Regulated”
- Harpers, ”Good Guys with Guns”
- Gallup, “Stark Gender Gap in Gun Ownership, Views of Gun Laws in U.S.”
- Atlantic, “The Secret History of Guns”
- NJSBF, “The Evolution of the Second Amendment”
- Socialist Rifle Association
- The Pink Pistols
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