A common misperception about gun control

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Most of us, regardless of our personal beliefs about gun control, want to build a safer and more prosperous nation. Standing on that common ground, we should address a common misperception.

Quite often, Second Amendment hardliners — politicians, pundits, and ordinary folks alike — give the impression that those who support firearm regulations do not identify with this country’s rich heritage.

The hardliners seem to believe that opposing the unrestricted manufacturing and sale of guns is suspect if one wishes to be considered a true-blue American.

The fact that so many in our society distrust or dislike those who are not fundamentalists about the Second Amendment is very troubling. There is no valid reason for political disagreements to create such a massive divide.

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