What is the point of having freedom of speech when it has to be politically correct?

From what I read, it seemed that Glacierwolf, in tone, was disagreeing with you, but I think actually you agree. It doesn't matter what the firearm we are discussing is called, or what it's used for, it should be legal for law abiding citizens to use. Period.

Without any extra taxes, stamps, licenses, etc. If you are a law-abiding, adult, U.S. citizen, there should be no restrictions. For those who break the law, try putting them away for a long time, instead of banning the weapons they use. The bans don't make the weapons go away, and the way things are right now, the criminals don't go away for a long time, either.

I do think you're right, MJ. Sporting guns and hunting guns are being labeled "okay" guns, while "assault rifles" are being labeled as "bad" guns. And when we sit around trying to explain why an AR-15 isn't an assault rifle, it's like we're trying to protect it from being labeled a bad gun.

That's a dangerous route for us to take, which is what I think you and Glacierwolf are trying to say.

When used correctly the term assault rifle denotes a certain class of rifle. Nothing wrong with using it as long as it's used correctly. It's my understanding that the term Assault Rifle was popularized by the gun writer Chuck Taylor back in the 80s.

Classifying the new small caliber Assault Rifles, to separate them from the larger Battle Rifles. The media got hold of the term and messed it up (as they most always do) and created the oxymoron "assault weapon" that we have had to point at and try to ride the english language of ever since.

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