In a speech at The Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California, Friday sponsored by theYoung America’s Foundation, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Second Amendment supporter, said she believed that Jesus would be a “proponent of open carry” policies.

“Jesus was a warrior, he was a fighter for justice,” Mrs. Palin said in her speech, while promoting her new book, “Sweet Freedom: A Devotional,” which examines Bible passages and how “people can learn from my mistakes.”

“My pet peeve about Christians is when they come across as holier than thou,” Mrs. Palin said.