Webster defines 'weapon' as an instrument used in fighting. If I only ever use my 870 to hunt with it is not a weapon, but as some have already pointed out it is a tool or 'implement.' If I pick up a chair and whack someone over the head with it, it is a weapon.

I despise PC, but I make this point when I teach hunter ed. I believe the word 'weapon' can result in a negative inference, therefore I will not call them weapons. We have enough going against us as it is.

Ohio used to have a 'primitive weapons' season. Now it's 'muzzleloader season,' which I think was a good change.

Semper Fi fellow jarheads.