"Are Guns Bad PART TWO: The Gun Problem" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP31

"Part of the gun problem in America--the proliferation of guns--has as much to do with policy making approches by Democratic officials as it does pro-gun Republicans..."

In part two of this two-part series on guns, I talk with Matt Yoder further about gun ownership and the spiritual issues behind the gun problem in America. We talk about "protecting" vs. "connecting" and SO MUCH MORE. Enjoy this long, chatty,  

Resources: 

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Beto O'Rourke on guns in America:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brave-leadership/

"Unlocking Us" episode: Brene Brown with Anand Giridharadas part 1 of 2 on the importance of persuasion:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/the-persuaders-part-1-of-2/

Two great episodes from "Living Myth" featuring Michael Meade on guns and gun violence:

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-225-backfire-the-strange-origins-of-guns-and-gun-culture

https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-282-standing-at-the-river-of-sorrow

For what I'm referring to when I say 'spiritual', see the work of Michael Meade, Richard Rohr and especially Walter Wink. Wink's "The Powers that Be" is a great introduction:

https://www.amazon.com/Powers-That-Be-Theology-Millennium/dp/0385487525#:~:text=The%20Powers%20That%20Be%20reclaims,light%20of%20our%20modern%20experience.

For the preparedness-minded among us, this video lists minimum essential equipment that everyone living in a society with a gun problem like ours should carry with them at all times, and excellent instruction on how to use it. I carry most of these items on my person all day every day (in my man-purse). CW: contains brief descriptions of physical trauma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pQV-CE4Fw

Regular training is a necessary companion to the right equipment. I recommend participating in a "Stop the Bleed" training annually at minimum, quarterly or more if possible. CW: website contains some content related to physical trauma. 

https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/

One additional resource I would like to provide your listeners on the gun episode:

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_van_uhm_wh