ed
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I called my firearm a weapon for many years while in the Marine Corps (This in my weapon.. THIS is my GUN, this is for FIGHTING, this is for FUN!)
Then, even before I became a firearms instructor (and the NRA "asked" me not to use the "W" word in training) another senior instructor told me that only two groups use WEAPONS legally. Law enforcement and military. WEAPON(s) are used in an OFFENSIVE tactic. Guns, Pistols, Rifles are used for DEFENSE (unless you are hunting). So.. since we are all being watched by the public all the time.. maybe we should use all the same speak? What do you think about using the W word?
As a pilot, for years we called airports with no Tower.. an UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. That scared the crap out of non-pilots, passengers and those that lived close by. Now we call those airports "Non-Towered Airports" and everyone feels safer. I think the gun/pistol/firearm community should take a lesson.
Going to lunch with a sidearm or pistol sounds much more friendly that going with a WEAPON!
Ed
I called my firearm a weapon for many years while in the Marine Corps (This in my weapon.. THIS is my GUN, this is for FIGHTING, this is for FUN!)
Then, even before I became a firearms instructor (and the NRA "asked" me not to use the "W" word in training) another senior instructor told me that only two groups use WEAPONS legally. Law enforcement and military. WEAPON(s) are used in an OFFENSIVE tactic. Guns, Pistols, Rifles are used for DEFENSE (unless you are hunting). So.. since we are all being watched by the public all the time.. maybe we should use all the same speak? What do you think about using the W word?
As a pilot, for years we called airports with no Tower.. an UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. That scared the crap out of non-pilots, passengers and those that lived close by. Now we call those airports "Non-Towered Airports" and everyone feels safer. I think the gun/pistol/firearm community should take a lesson.
Going to lunch with a sidearm or pistol sounds much more friendly that going with a WEAPON!
Ed