The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Need to stop using the word weapon. What's more appropriate?

Rifleman1776 · November 27, 2012, 01:42 PM

I am careful to avoid the word "weapon".
I say "firearm" when referring to guns.
A weapon can be any object. An object becomes a weapon only if the person holding it chooses to use it in an offensive manner.

November 27, 2012, 01:42 PM	#35
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	I am careful to avoid the word "weapon". I say "firearm" when referring to guns. A weapon can be any object. An object becomes a weapon only if the person holding it chooses to use it in an offensive manner.