Commentary
The last day we didn’t have a gun on the farm, I watched two sheep bleed out while my husband stood by, empty-handed. That moment ended my illusions about guns forever.
Viewpoints
Opinion
The Day I Learned Why You Need a Gun on the Farm
Self-defense, hunting, and animal husbandry are good reasons to own a firearm, but they are not the reason we have the Second Amendment.
A visitor picks up a revolver at the Charter Arms booth at a National Rifle Association exhibit in Atlanta on April 25, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
Author
Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.
