Don't Call it a Weapon

[Mtbkski]

I'm just as guilty of this as about everyone else. But I was told me to "never refer to your handgun as a weapon". It is a "tool" that you carry around with you. It is a pistol. A handgun. A 9mm. But never a WEAPON.

Prosecutor: So sir, do you always walk around town carrying a WEAPON. Why would you need a WEAPON. Isn't this something you use to hurt people.

I know, it is a play on words. And yes, we are carrying it for that terrible time that we may need a WEAPON. But if you think about it. It does make sense. Call it a firearm. But don't call it a weapon. It isn't a weapon till you have to use it as such.

What are your thoughts on this?

[markheck1]

So far, mine is a long range paper punch......nothing more......

[mikepro8]

So far, mine is a long range paper punch......nothing more......

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[RocketFoot]

Yeah, you're right. A weapon can be anything...a lamp, a ball bat...even a pen could be a weapon. A weapon is only a weapon when the user chooses it to be!

However, I don't get too excited when people use the term. The aunties will find any reason to bash us anyways...so I think the point is kinda moot!

[markheck1]

Yeah, you're right. A weapon can be anything...a lamp, a ball bat...even a pen could be a weapon. A weapon is only a weapon when the user chooses it to be!

However, I don't get too excited when people use the term. The aunties will find any reason to bash us anyways...so I think the point is kinda moot!

Even a can of Cheez Wiz?

[TonyF]

I carry a firearm.

[BearTitan]

In the classes I teach(NRA), we always refer to them as firearms or guns. A weapon has only one purpose or use and that is to cause harm to another person. A firearm has many uses, including sport shooting and hunting.

Soldiers carry weapons. Police carry weapons. I carry a firearm.

[Hawk]

The NRA started that whole weapon/firearm shtick. I've been corrected several times by NRA RSO's by referring to a firearm as a weapon. IMHO, I think only conscientious "firearm" owners call them "firearms", the rest of the world refers to them as "weapons".If I'm not mistaken, the written law classifies firearms as "weapons".Hawk,

[Emptymag]

It's called a friggin' MAGAZINE!!!


Ooops! Wrong thread.





I use whatever term is appropriate for what I am talking about at that moment.

I generally use the word firearm, even when "gun" is faster to type.
The media has done a fine job of demonizing that word, don't you think?

[Pro2A]

Everything is an object or tool. A screwdriver, sodacan, a pointed stick or a gun. It is only a weapon when it is used in a defense or offense. Until that time it is a tool.