A group of activists from both sides of the firearms debate developed a package of eight proposed gun policies they believe both sides can accept.
The project, Bridge the Divide on Firearm Policy, is led by Dr. Michael Siegel of Tufts University. Siegel says the project is unprecedented in the gun debate.
The 23-members included lawyers, veterans of the gun control and gun rights movements, gun dealers, religious leaders, health care workers, and military veterans. They met online monthly in 2025 with two in-person sessions.
They didn’t begin with politics.
“We took a lot of time at the beginning to get to know each other. We found that there was a lot of common ground,” Siegel told The Epoch Times….
Opposing Sides of Gun Debate Pen Compromise Public Safety Policies
