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This is only my opinion but everytime I hear someone refer to a pistol or rifle as a weapon I try to correct them and let them know that the pencil I carry in my pocket is a weapon also. People dont realize they are just fueling the mentality that firearms kill people instead of people using "weapons" kill people.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this.
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
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Sorry, they were always referred to as weapons during my time in the military. I guess it is habit.
Your pencil was designed to write. It is an IMPROVISED weapon. The AR-15 was designed as a weapon. It is what it is.
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They sure the hell ain't popicles.
Pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns are weapons.
I wish people would study up on their English.
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BTW: this has been beat to death on this forum.Simply do a search.
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It's kind of hard to get around because except for competition, plinking, and hunting, they are used as weapons.
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Nope. I have none. Sorry.Really wish that people would stop refering to their firearms as weapons!
Anyone else have any thoughts on this.
Firearms were not designed to kill, they are defensive weapons.
Gas chambers, electric chairs, and lethal injections were designed to kill.
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Any one that calls a gun or rifle a weapon is correct. weapon - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Duty, Honor, Country...MEDIC!!!
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I couldn't have said it better myself. There's no harm in referring to something by its proper name...Originally Posted by atctimmy
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ygtbsmfirearms were not designed to kill, they are defensive weapons.
Gas chambers, electric chairs, and lethal injections were designed to kill.
Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
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Just don't be callin' it no gat.
Oops, did I say that?
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They are weapons, whether they are used offensively or defensively, used for humans or game, or a handgun, long gun or scatter gun is beside the point.
Oh, no I have a very bad allergy to those gats.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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Sorry, but being PC here when discussing guns just doesn't fit. If you carry it to protect your life, it is a weapon. It gives you the power to take life, be it 4 legged or 2 legged.
Therefore, address it, treat it and respect it accordingly. That Gospel came to me from my Grandfather when I was a young boy the first time he let me handle his 1911 .45 he carried in WWII.......
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
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When I carried my G-17 at work, I thought of it as a weapon.
Same G-17 at the range, or cleaning it, I thought of it as a firearm.
Both very serious words.
I am new here. I was reading the posting about the consealed carry officer. I hurt my sides laughing. Thought I would pick up one of them badges to impress women.
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My state issued carry license is titled "Arizona Concealed Weapons License".
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