Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
I make a point of NOT using the word "gun". I'm not perfect at avoiding it, but I do make a conscious effort to go back and replace "gun" whenever I type it. Rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, firearm....
I do, actually, quite often use the word "weapon" to describe a firearm. "My weapon of choice for coyote hunting" (which is kinda just a vernacular, as I use the saying "weapon of choice" for many things that aren't weapons at all, as in my 'weapon of choice' for cutting trees is a 22" Husqvarna), or "my concealed carry weapon...", which I certainly believe is fitting for the application.
Frankly, it's no better than smoking bunkweed to think avoiding the word "weapon" is going to stop ANYONE from coming after your "guns". Again, it's "gun control," not "weapon control".
GUN CONTROL is a steady aim.
Having been in the military has also made me sick of the word WEAPON and camo clothing (pickle suits).
GUN is the most appropriate civilian term for something that launches lead from a tube at high rates of speed.
I aim (no pun intended) to be a gentleman hunter and law-abiding American armed citizen, not a wannabe tacticool relpi-Rambo.
Here are but just some tube-fired lead-launching tools for gents:
