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Commentary: I run Dick’s Sporting Goods. It’s Congress’ turn to do something about guns.

Throughout history, the United States has been a beacon of hope for the world — especially for people who appreciate and respect that we are a country founded on laws that have been enacted to guard our freedom and keep us safe.

As a gun owner, I support the Second Amendment and understand why, for many, the right to bear arms is as American as baseball and apple pie. But I also agree with what Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in his majority opinion in 2008′s landmark Heller case: “Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.