In Pulling the Trigger, William Guo, Gary Chen, Allyson Chavez, Stephanie Kim and François Yoshida-Are respond to central arguments in Hobbes’ Leviathan and Locke’s Second Treatise of Politics. Their narrative connects the problem of social violence to recent shootings in America. Is personal ownership of guns a risk for the collective peace of the community? How do gun rights threaten the practice of democracy in America?