Skip to main content

Mere Orthodoxy exists to create media for Christian renewal. Support this mission today.

“It’s not like they ask us.”

September 21st, 2018 | 1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

This story by Elaina Plott about guns and the people who use them is really insightful:

That the broader population has transposed the attitudes of people like Bennett onto most gun owners is understandable. Popular discourse is given to extremes. But gun owners’ representatives—ostensibly sent to Washington to cut through the morass—appear guilty of the same. In all the times I’ve talked with GOP lawmakers about guns, why have they never mentioned that age restrictions are, for many conservatives, a worthwhile starting point? Better question: Do they even know?

“I don’t know,” Pate said. “It’s not like they ask us.”

Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org

Topics:

Culture