The intersection of God and guns
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Michael Chan's researches state gun laws and how faith influences our debate and decisions about guns.
"If Americans are to have an informed conversation about the role of firearms in American society, they must recognize that, for many citizens, guns are not simply a political issue, they are also a religious one," he wrote on YouTube. "But this should come as no surprise, for guns, like religion, deal with the profound human realities of life, death, will, power, and freedom."
Chan joins MPR News' Kerri Miller to talk about his research project, "Faith and Firearms: The Role of Religion in America's Gun Culture."
One caller talked about being biracial and how she sees the gun debate through the eyes of her black and white family members:
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