Given how strongly journalists have used the Parkland shooting to promote gun control, it’s surprising to see a simple realization of how the current debate sounds to half the country. That observation occurred on Tuesday’s CBS This Morning as co-host John Dickerson mentioned his own relatives.

Talking to Congressman Steve Scalise, himself a victim of horrific violence, Dickerson noted: “Congressman, in talking to some of my relatives who have AR-15s, they hear this debate taking place and they think it's an assault on their freedoms and that they are being lumped in with people who clearly shouldn't have access to weapons.”

This led him to offer a conservative-friendly softball: “Do you hear that same argument from your constituents?” Usually, this sort of question is asked in reverse with the journalist wondering if a conservative cares about victims.

Co-host Gayle King allowed Scalise to discuss how he relates to the victims of the Parkland shooting and what advice he has:

You talked about an emotional meeting that you had with the students. I'm sure it was that. There was a very interesting article in the New York Sunday Times with a reporter who said by day the students are activists who are out there talking about gun control. But at night, they are still healing, very scared kids. What advice did you give, or what can you say to them as someone who's been through this on how to heal?

But, of course, no interview would be complete without at least a little pressure on gun control. King wondered if the Congressman “still” “supports AR-15s being on the street.”

It’s pretty clear that law endorsement missed some very important clues and signals. They had lots of warnings, it seems. But as someone who has been through a shooting, do you still support AR-15s being on the street?

A transcript of the segment’s questions is below: