Gun Control Reform Activism

Paladin

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5. Military-styled semi-auto rifles were originally marketed openly as "assault rifles."

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 04:01 PM

Feb 2015

Once the pro-gunners started their deliberate No Such Thing As An Assault Rifle program, to make the usage of such firearms in violent acts less of a statistical factor, the vocabulary intimidation wars were on---as usual. I keep telling everybody: as long as the Gun Enthusiasts have the upper hand in controlling the vocabulary, we'll keep losing. Not liking guns is no excuse for not familiarizing yourself with the basic terminology. Trust me, it's not that complex.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] billh58 Feb 2015 OP

And gunners try to convince us there is no such thing as a semi-auto assault rifle. Hoyt Feb 2015 #1

They want to have it both ways, guns are awesomely lethal and guns are just things Electric Monk Feb 2015 #4

I aways thought that having one of these upaloopa Feb 2015 #2

Yeah, but you get to look real macho like the dude above TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #3

Military-styled semi-auto rifles were originally marketed openly as "assault rifles." Paladin Feb 2015 #5

I agree, and I am adequately familiar billh58 Feb 2015 #6

That's exactly what I'm advocating that we avoid. Paladin Feb 2015 #7

As Jim Jefferies billh58 Feb 2015 #8

Funny stuff, indeed :) Electric Monk Feb 2015 #9

Jefferies is great, as are Australia's tough gun laws. Hoyt Feb 2015 #10