I’ll be the first to admit, the hot-button debate over gun control is one I’m not personally too passionate about.

In fact, I tried hard to steer clear of the gun debate. I did. I listened to every concern, every viewpoint, and every logical and illogical argument from both sides of the fence; from the pro SAFE crowd that says stricter gun laws are “common sense,” to the arguments of gun activists who say government is leaning toward a dictatorship now more than ever.

For two months, the argument has swayed back and forth, each side of the debate spewing their own share of tired arguments. While proponents of gun control say legislation is for the benefit of everyone, those who oppose it typically take a slippery slope argument of comparing gun restrictions to the restriction of cars because of drunk driving (since both kill), or make the weak argument that any gun control will ultimately be used to take away all guns and establish a tyranny (an argument that’s a little overblown, in my opinion).