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‘Mormon Land’: Are firearms and gun violence a moral issue the LDS Church needs to address?

Religion scholars note members worship the Prince of Peace and church founder Joseph Smith often told his followers to “sue for peace.” But will leaders wade into this highly charged political issue?

(Ivan Pierre Aguirre | The New York Times) A woman mourns before the 21 crosses bearing the names of the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School at a memorial set up in the town square in Uvalde, Texas, May 27, 2022. On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, two religion scholars discuss whether leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will or should weigh in on the issue of guns and gun violence.