If the injuries and deaths from gun violence in the United States were caused by a virus, the country and its political leaders would be in full crisis mode. The questions would be about how we stop this epidemic and prevent its recurrence.

On average, more than 108,000 people (including 17,000 children and teens) are shot in the United States each year, resulting in more than 30,000 deaths and 75,000 injuries. These numbers dwarf what we saw globally with the Ebola crisis, and far exceed what we might be anticipating from the Zika virus.

We believe that if you strip away the political rhetoric in this uniquely heated presidential election season and the long-standing ideological hysteria, on both sides of the argument, there are solutions where the vast majority of gun owners and gun safety advocates can find common ground.

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