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sgtD · July 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM

I don't think there should be any designation other than RIFLE, period. Assault rifle, hunting rifle, whatever. They are all rifles, and should be treated the same. The liberals started this crap as a way to point out certain guns they don't like with hopes of getting them banned. It worked too.

Anyway, I think it's ridiculous for me to have to call a rifle, a "sport utility rifle." So I'll just stick to calling all mine a rifle. The only designation I make is when it is necesary to point out what action type I am refering to. Then I will preface the word rifle with, pump, bolt-action, semi-auto, or whatever.

I personally am against the doube-speak crap. But, as a soon to be lawyer I can understand that words have meaning. In fact words can have several meanings depending on context and can even mean something entirely different from the dictionary definition, given the intent of the writer or speaker.

However, I think it is a sign that our society as a whole has become too soft and out of touch with reality when we have to invent words that are intended to somehow mask what is really going on.

When I kill an old sick dog, I kill him. You can call it "euthinasia" or "putting him to sleep" if you want, but he dies; thus I killed him.

I am a hunter ed. instructor, and this month's HEA magazine has an article about not saying that we kill animals. We now "harvest" animals instead. Well, the last time I ate one, it was dead, so it must have been killed first. I killed it, and am not afraid to say it. People have been doing this for 10s of thousands of years in order to survive. Why are we reluctant to admit it?? Newsflash, someone KILLED a frickin cow to make Nancy Pelosi's hamburger.

In Kalifornia, they are now having "mandatory conservation" of water due to drought; this used to be called "rationing", but we don't say that anymore.

At the hunter ed. range, we cannot refer to a firearm as a weapon, it is to be called a rifle, shotgun, or firearm.

I think it's all a load of crap, but Orwell would be proud. JMO YMMV.

July 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#12
sgtD VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,212	I don't think there should be any designation other than RIFLE, period. Assault rifle, hunting rifle, whatever. They are all rifles, and should be treated the same. The liberals started this crap as a way to point out certain guns they don't like with hopes of getting them banned. It worked too. Anyway, I think it's ridiculous for me to have to call a rifle, a "sport utility rifle." So I'll just stick to calling all mine a rifle. The only designation I make is when it is necesary to point out what action type I am refering to. Then I will preface the word rifle with, pump, bolt-action, semi-auto, or whatever. I personally am against the doube-speak crap. But, as a soon to be lawyer I can understand that words have meaning. In fact words can have several meanings depending on context and can even mean something entirely different from the dictionary definition, given the intent of the writer or speaker. However, I think it is a sign that our society as a whole has become too soft and out of touch with reality when we have to invent words that are intended to somehow mask what is really going on. When I kill an old sick dog, I kill him. You can call it "euthinasia" or "putting him to sleep" if you want, but he dies; thus I killed him. I am a hunter ed. instructor, and this month's HEA magazine has an article about not saying that we kill animals. We now "harvest" animals instead. Well, the last time I ate one, it was dead, so it must have been killed first. I killed it, and am not afraid to say it. People have been doing this for 10s of thousands of years in order to survive. Why are we reluctant to admit it?? Newsflash, someone KILLED a frickin cow to make Nancy Pelosi's hamburger. In Kalifornia, they are now having "mandatory conservation" of water due to drought; this used to be called "rationing", but we don't say that anymore. At the hunter ed. range, we cannot refer to a firearm as a weapon, it is to be called a rifle, shotgun, or firearm. I think it's all a load of crap, but Orwell would be proud. JMO YMMV. __________________ When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.