Have guns become an American idol?
In the January 2013 Sojourners commentary “9mm Golden Calves,” gun owner and retired pastor James E. Atwood explores this question and proposes ways to stem senseless gun violence.
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Elaina Ramsey is assistant editor of Sojourners.
This appears in the Stub issue of Sojourners
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