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Old August 24, 2009, 04:04 AM   #38
WhistlerSWE
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Originally Posted by eclipsetactical
Not to mention your rifle isn't your gun.....Remember the clip from Full Metal Jacket....."This is my rifle, This is my gun, This is for Killing, This is for Fun"
Its called a magaz... oh, never mind!

Regarding weapon terminology in the news, it isn't very far fetched to assume they use the words they do because of the imagery associated with the words. If a bad guy robs a bank and they can find a use for words like "assault rifle", "automatic pistol" and "home arsenal", then of course they will. It will sell them more.

What is most important is legislatory works, like motions, where the use of correct terminology can mean heaven or hell for any side.

For example, in Sweden we have a law regulating non-licensed firearms based on type of propellant. The effect of this is that airguns powered by CO2 are allowed, but not the ones by propane, even though the latter usually has a far lower power. Since propane is the standard for action games like airsoft, we have a major problem where the police don't do anything because traditional propane based airsoft pistols are weaker than their CO2 counterparts, but the customs seize any they find, because they have no black on white saying they are allowed. A law regulating non-licensed guns based on muzzle velocity and projectile weight would make this issue a non-issue in notime.

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