Gun control is a hot-button topic in America today. Recently,
a CNN radio spot attempted to probe into the vast differences between the beliefs of Christians on gun control. It was determined that, "Christians of every stripe … tend to agree with the Gospel's message of love and peace. However, they don't agree on what that Gospel message means."
Religious denominations around the country take various stances on gun control. Even individuals within specific denominations clash on the subject. However, certain Christian denominations tend to take a more conservative stance on the topic in general.
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1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Mormon denomination of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would appear to be less inclined to call for gun control. In 2012, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
received attention in the media due to its ownership of an online gun sale website, according to The Telegraph.
2. Southern Baptists
Baptists, especially Southern Baptists, have traditionally remained advocates for gun rights. In 2002, Richard Land, then the chief public policy spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention,
according to Religion Link, referred to gun control as "a long-term assault on your Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms."
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3. Evangelical
The Evangelicals are a group of Christians represents a faction of religious in America who tend to be pro-Second Amendment.
4. Jehovah's Witnesses

While Jehovah's Witnesses' religious doctrine does not promote guns per se, particularly when it comes to violent acts against humans, weapons are permitted for the killing of animals or for recreation.
5. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
This religious denomination has historically remained pro-Second Amendment.
Meanwhile,
according to an article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, "Gun Control's Biggest Advocate: the Church," there are several Christian denomination that, in recent years, have adopted a more pro-gun control stance. "A coalition of mainline Protestant denominations, [and] the Catholic Church … are now among the staunchest institutional backers of stricter gun controls."
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