> I'm pretty sure polling also shows most Americans have some nuanced view on this that sits somewhere in this range. People, in general, usually have pretty n

> I'm pretty sure polling also shows most Americans have some nuanced view on this that sits somewhere in this range. People, in general, usually have pretty nuanced views. Altough, I personally have seen quite a few cases where people became more hardlined on certain issues after seeing the "oppositions" behaviour on it. (Anti gun people being more hardlined after seeing that pro gun ones go to the range with their kids, for example.)