(CNN) -- "No ma'am ... I will not register my weapons." These passionate words from a former Marine sparked an insatiable conversation on CNN.com. Since Joshua Boston posted an open letter to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, dismissing stricter gun control, on CNN iReport, his commentary has received more than 1 million views, almost 30,000 comments and even a response from Feinstein's office. But one response stood out from the rest -- a reaction from another former Marine addressed directly to Boston. Nicolas DiOrio called Boston's letter an "embarrassment to those who've served." The two views on gun control were as different as the photos adorning the letters, Boston wielding a firearm and DiOrio pointing a video camera.
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Former Marine says he will not register his guns even if a federal law is passed
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Marine's open letter goes viral online; draws fiery responses from CNN commenters
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Another former Marine responds to Joshua Boston's letter with a countering view
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CNN asks both men the same questions to explain their opposing views
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