gun control

Episode 416 – Sick and Tired

Another school shooting, another rant. Not about the need for gun control, but about the seemingly endless cycle of doing nothing but blaming guns rather than focusing on solutions that don’t involve infringing on the rights of those who did nothing wrong.   Armed Lutheran Radio is a listener-supported podcast. If…


ALR413 – Who is Tim Walz?

Who is Tim Walz? The Governor of Minnesota has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running-mate and, since he is a Minnesota resident, we are asking Pastor John Bennett for his take on our potential veep.



ALR403 – Building a Culture of Life

What do the reaction to Harrison Butker’s commencement speech and an Argentinian Coca-Cola commercial tell us about the culture of death in this country and how hard it will be to solve our violence problems? Listen in and find out.


ALR402 – The Milgram Experiment And Gun Rights

What does a experiment on obedience to authority have to do with modern gun rights and gun control? Lloyd discusses the lore behind Vault 11 in the game “Fallout New Vegas” and the 1961 Milgram Experiment the lore is based on. It’s a cautionary tale about man’s willingness to harm…


ALR391 – Guns and Mental Health

This week Lloyd discusses the case of the Michigan mother who is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for allowing her mentally ill son access to a firearm (a firearm he subsequently used to kill three students with). Sometimes our responsibility as parents and spouses is to protect our loved ones from…


Episode 386 – The Final Variety Show of 2023 (Full Version)

This week is our final variety show of 2023. Mia shares some inspirations, Pastor Bennett is looking forward to Christmas as we move through the season of Advent, and Lloyd fisks an opinion piece from CNN.com. This is a full-length version of this episode, with over an hour of additional…


ALR386 – The Final Variety Show of 2023

This week is our final variety show of 2023. Mia shares some inspirations, Pastor Bennett is looking forward to Christmas as we move through the season of Advent, and Lloyd fisks an opinion piece from CNN.com.



ALR367 – Guns, Politics, and Pandering

President Biden called for tougher gun control measures following a 4th of July holiday marred by violence. Lloyd looks at the sad political truth behind the cynical call for more gun control, as politicians continue to do nothing about the actual problem: criminals.


ALR364 – He’s Baaaack!

Lloyd is back! Recovered from the crud and commenting on the emotionally charged headlines of the day. Trump Derangement Syndrome, the horror of supermajorities, the excesses of the trans movement, crime and gun control.



ALR359 – A Special Kind of Stupid

This week Lloyd and Pastor Bennett are fisking the inane ramblings of an anti-gun pastor from Chattanooga, TN, and his flawed logic and even more flawed theology in the wake of the Covenant Christian Academy shooting.


ALR356 – Not One, But Many

New polling shows Americans no longer value the things that used to hold us together as a nation — patriotism, hard work, family, religion. We no longer agree even on basic biological truths. Is it time to accept that we are no longer the “United” States?


ALR333 – Rejecting the Social Gospel

In today’s commentary, Lloyd reviews an article from the Religion News Service which tries to explain why it is that attending church more regularly might lead you to reject the “social gospel.”


ALR323 – Fear Itself

This week Lloyd is flying solo, discussing the fear that drives voters to support illogical and dangerous agendas (climate change, gun control, lockdowns, etc.) and how politicians, activists, and the media prey on that fear to achieve their goals.