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NeWaVdubs
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Jan 1, 2018
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"Weapon," you keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. Find/hire someone at Massdrop that knows firearms to write the description. Please.
Jan 1, 2018
superkuper
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NeWaVdubsHey, take what you can get. Massdrop having firearms content is a new frontier.
Jan 1, 2018
BallisticBurrito
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Jan 1, 2018
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NeWaVdubsBut... they are weapons. And it's better than saying 'gun' over and over.
Jan 1, 2018
NeWaVdubs
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BallisticBurritoNot all firearms are weapons, so don't lump them into the same category. A rifle, pistol, or shotgun used for sporting purposes is not a weapon, it is by definition a firearm, or if you'd prefer, sporting arms.
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superkuper
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NeWaVdubsThese bags seem tailored to hunting weapons, so I don't think they're out of line using that term. I'm not sure why it bothers you. While there certainly are uses for firearms that do not qualify as use as a weapon, I don't think there's any negative connotation (at least in my mind). I wouldn't have a problem with them calling a fixed blade hunting knife a weapon either. I don't want to put words in your mouth, but you're acting like they're calling guns "baby killers" or something like that and I just don't see it that way.
Jan 1, 2018
NeWaVdubs
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superkuperIf I pull out my knife, and use it to cut rope or paper or cardboard, then I'm using.. a knife. If someone were to take that same knife from me and stab someone with it, then it would be a weapon. I carry a knife with me every day, not a weapon.
If you ever find yourself being questioned by police while in possession of a firearm (or a knife, for that matter), you would be well advised NOT to use the term weapon to describe it. Because you would have _legally_ dug yourself into a deeper hole.
Jan 1, 2018
superkuper
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NeWaVdubsMy god, are you really this pedantic? I understand the difference, okay? The point is that there's nothing wrong with calling a firearm a weapon in the context of hunting which these are.
Jan 1, 2018
BallisticBurrito
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superkuperYes, yes he is.
He should talk to some military instructors. Even a .177 pellet air rifle used in high school rifle competitions are called weapons. Because they are.
Jan 1, 2018
superkuper
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BallisticBurritoI know, beyond the pedantic need to correct someone I'm not sure why this is even an issue.
Jan 1, 2018
BallisticBurrito
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Jan 2, 2018
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superkuperThere always gotta be 'that one guy'.
Jan 2, 2018
Vuurwapen
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Jan 2, 2018
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NeWaVdubsI work in the gun industry and am paid to write about guns every day. Firearms are weapons.
Jan 2, 2018
FeralPenn
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Jan 2, 2018
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NeWaVdubsFfs fireARMS the word weapon is practically in the name.
Jan 2, 2018
enragedlime
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Jan 2, 2018
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NeWaVdubsphysical damage doesn't just pertain to damage done to a person or animal, it literally means damage done to a physical object. so yes, that includes targets. all firearms are weapons, as they have been designed to create physical damage, regardless of the intended target of that damage.
Jan 2, 2018
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