Lately I've rather been wondering if the whold gun debate thing really isn't a shouting match about guns, but about technology. How much firepower does a person really need? I see no logical reason why a civilian needs a more technologically advanced firearm than a Mauser model 1898 bold action rifle, or a Winchester model 1892 lever action rifle, or a breechloading double barrel shotgun. How many gun owners actually practice at the rifle range? Any deranged serial killer can spray the countryside or city street with a hail of bullets. Might be better if more manufacturers follow Smith & Wesson's example. And all this stuff about the big, bad Government gettin the drop on poor innocent citizens? Well, that big, bad Government is us. That's the way a democratic Rebpulic works.