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‘Common-sense gun control’ isn’t so simple

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Published April 26, 2018 8:01pm ET
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‘Common-sense gun control’ isn’t so simple
Students hold up their signs during a rally asking for gun control outside of the U.S. Capitol building, in Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Washington. One month after a mass shooting in Florida, students and advocates across the country participate in walkouts and protests to call on Congress for action. | (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Students walked out of schools again on April 20 to rally around what they call common-sense gun control.

However, just putting “common-sense” in front of something doesn’t make it right. Rhetorically, it may sound good – when you frame the argument as saving lives by restricting access to dangerous weapons, how could anyone be against it?

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