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wogpotter · December 19, 2012, 12:41 PM

I'm afraid I disagree.

Words & the meaning of those words does matter. Part of the chess game being currently played is the re-defining of words, so keping a clear definition is important.

As an example look at the way the term "Assault Rifle" has tranfigured to "Assault Pistol" & then to "Assault Weapon" in the last few decades. That has allowed the anti-gun owners to add large numbers of firearms that were never concidered assault anything into the redefined category created by adjusting the wordage used.

Just a few years ago calling a 1911 pistol an assault weapon was laughable, but no so today. This has allowed things like MD's redefinition of an "Assault weapon" to define a self-loading rifle as a pistol, thus making it a restricted item.

No, we need to rertain clear meanings to words.

December 19, 2012, 12:41 PM	#17
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	I'm afraid I disagree. Words & the meaning of those words does matter. Part of the chess game being currently played is the re-defining of words, so keping a clear definition is important. As an example look at the way the term "Assault Rifle" has tranfigured to "Assault Pistol" & then to "Assault Weapon" in the last few decades. That has allowed the anti-gun owners to add large numbers of firearms that were never concidered assault anything into the redefined category created by adjusting the wordage used. Just a few years ago calling a 1911 pistol an assault weapon was laughable, but no so today. This has allowed things like MD's redefinition of an "Assault weapon" to define a self-loading rifle as a pistol, thus making it a restricted item. No, we need to rertain clear meanings to words. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”