{"id":231884,"date":"2026-02-23T08:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=231884"},"modified":"2026-02-23T08:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:48:13","slug":"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent sit-down with Don Lemon, neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris didn\u2019t just talk about media, democracy, or polarization. He went straight at gun culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris described America\u2019s political environment as a \u201challucination machine,\u201d arguing that large segments of the country no longer share the same basic facts. But when the conversation turned to the Second Amendment, things got sharper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEMON DROP | Sam Harris Says That No One Was More Disadvantaged Than White Men!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7Yz55NCFHA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cIf this had occurred under the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/kamala-harris-on-guns-bidens-pick-for-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3666\">Biden administration or a Kamala Harris<\/a> administration \u2014 or say nothing of a Barack Obama administration \u2014 I mean, you would see something like an insurrection,&#8221; he argued.  &#8220;At a minimum, you would see every deployment of ICE and Border Patrol shadowed by hundreds of guys carrying AR-15s in protest, right?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Referring to a recent controversial shooting involving federal law enforcement (<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/alex-pretti-shooting-trumps-idiotic-comments-2a-consistency\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\">Pretti shooting)<\/a>, Harris said what stunned him wasn\u2019t just the incident.  But what he sees as silence from gun culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-sig-p211-gto-review-flat-fast-relentless\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sig-p211-gto-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\">Sig P211 GTO Review \u2013 Flat, Fast, Relentless<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have millions\u2026 for whom the Second Amendment is just the central plank of their political religion,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWhen you ask proper <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-hog-hunting-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3662\">gun nuts why they have guns\u2026 it\u2019s always a story<\/a> about the need to protect yourself against a government that grows tyrannical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then he posed the implicit challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If armed citizens often <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-judge-dismisses-challenge-to-californias-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3664\">say the Second Amendment exists as a safeguard against federal<\/a> overreach, Harris asked, where is that energy now? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued that had similar actions occurred under a left-leaning administration, the reaction from gun owners would likely have been explosive, possibly even involving armed protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf this had occurred under the Biden administration or a Kamala Harris administration \u2014 or say nothing of a Barack Obama administration \u2014 I mean, you would see something like an insurrection,&#8221; he argued.  &#8220;At a minimum, you would see every deployment of ICE and Border Patrol shadowed by hundreds of guys carrying AR-15s in protest, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way gun culture would have taken this from a left-leaning administration,\u201d Harris said. \u201cIt\u2019s unthinkable \u2014 unless they\u2019re all total hypocrites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-the-alex-pretti-shooting-trump-s-idiotic-comments-and-why-2a-consistency-matters\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/alex-pretti-shooting-trumps-idiotic-comments-2a-consistency\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\">The Alex Pretti Shooting, Trump\u2019s Idiotic Comments, And Why 2A Consistency Matters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He also criticized what he sees as hyper-partisan blind spots, saying Americans routinely excuse behavior from \u201ctheir side\u201d that they would condemn from political opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broader point, according to Harris, isn\u2019t just about guns. It\u2019s about integrity and consistency. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/is-the-u-s-government-so-powerful-that-the-second-amendment-is-pointless\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3665\">Second Amendment is truly about checking government power<\/a>, he suggests, that principle should apply regardless of who occupies the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, many in the 2A community would push back hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some would argue Harris misunderstands both gun culture and constitutionalism. Others would say selective media framing, legal nuances, and facts surrounding specific incidents matter more than sweeping philosophical takes. And still others might argue that the Second Amendment isn\u2019t a blank check for confrontation but a safeguard grounded in law, federalism, and due process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So here\u2019s the question for readers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Does Sam Harris have a point about selective outrage and partisan blind <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-ultralight-glassing-tripod-shooting-setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3663\">spots within gun<\/a> culture? Or is he flattening a complex issue into a political talking point?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"sam-harris-calls-out-gun-culture-pretti-shooting\" title=\"Sam Harris Calls Out Gun Culture Over Pretti Shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way gun culture would have taken this from a left-leaning administration,\u201d Harris said. \u201cIt\u2019s unthinkable \u2014 unless they\u2019re all total 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