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Over the years, I have gotten involved in many internet message board discussions about guns and what limits should be placed upon ownership and usage. I have found that the strongest advocates for guns and gun culture almost always attempt to turn the discussion into a test on gun knowledge and the technical aspects of guns as a way of controlling the discussion and deferring the discussion from the larger issue of finding a reasonable balance between individual rights and societal rights.
What I find interesting is those who oppose or want stronger restrictions regarding gun ownership tend to envoke culture/society reasons and ignore what our laws and Constitution states. The Constitution seems to talk about individual rights rather than society. They also tend to use a major tragic event to use as an excuse.