at first i thought it was odd but some people not knowledgeable about a 3030 might say that
it is a weapon weather you call it that or not any gun is a weapon
but we do not go around calling them that
just like i scream at the TV every time some idiot shoots some one and they say he shot the guy with a automatic when a pistol is a semi auto
i also have never heard any cop or soldier call a gun a weapon
i would feel him out heck even ask him why he wonts it then your know by how quick he answers and what he says