Yes, I Own Assault Rifles

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blaxsun said:
Yes, I own assault rifles. What of it?
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No, you probably (I suspect) don't.

Calling any rifle that we legally own in Canada an "assault rifle" is just like calling my vehicle a "vehicular manslaughter pickup". Assault is a verb, rifle is a noun. Whether what you own is used to assault others has nothing to do with what it is. Action /= object.
 
Silverado said:
No, you probably (I suspect) don't.

Calling any rifle that we legally own in Canada an "assault rifle" is just like calling my vehicle a "vehicular manslaughter pickup". Assault is a verb, rifle is a noun. Whether what you own is used to assault others has nothing to do with what it is. Action /= object.
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You are still missing the whole point.
 
Silverado said:
No, you probably (I suspect) don't.
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We'll leave it at that...

Calling any rifle that we legally own in Canada an "assault rifle" is just like calling my vehicle a "vehicular manslaughter pickup". Assault is a verb, rifle is a noun. Whether what you own is used to assault others has nothing to do with what it is. Action /= object.
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Actually, a better analogy would be if someone asked you if your huge truck with the lift kit is a "monster truck". Technically, no - but I guess it's not that much of a stretch to imagine that people might get that inference...
 
I'm fond of the term Assault Rifle, but I choose not to use it. I to believe Assault to be a verb, along with the term weapon.

"Weapon" does offend me however. My guns are absolutely not weapons. Will they ever be used as such? I hope not.

I'm not fond of the term Sporting Rifle either, it doesn't bother me, just makes me visualize hunting and I do not hunt.


I'm not missing any points, just voicing my feelings for what they are worth.
I do understand the purpose of personifying an object in language that someone else might better understand to bait a subject for higher education, as long as, in the end, it's mutually understood that it is nothing more then a derogatory term used innocently in proper context.

That's what the flawed liberal semantics are all about after all, personifying and inanimate object, and the only real reason why this term is currently objected to.
It's a term that has been degraded cause it's now currently being used as an insult, and where as it was once widely accepted slang, it now offends people.
It's like the "N-word", Black people will playfully call each other and laugh it off, but the anti is a racist using it to degrade a minority.

We, Black Rifle enthusiast, are indeed a sort of a minority, and are now suffering a new form of ignorance and "racism".
At least that's the way I look at it now. Refer to my sig line. There are anti's, and they hate guns, but the biggest problem we seem to have right now is the Racist Anti, prejudice against Black Rifles.

Black or White, if you prick me, do I not bleed red ? Bolt or Semi, if you pull my trigger, do I not shoot ?
I am the Black Rifle, hated for HOW I LOOK, and the term "Assault Rifle" in now my N-Word.

If asked, I call them "Target Rifles".
 
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if we look at the media and the antigun people .... assault rifles are bad .... hunting rifles are good , or at least somewhat tolerable until they want to call them something else .

why isn't every rifle a hunting rifle , you could be hunting animals , targets , or human predators in your living room .

regardless of the situation a person can reply no that is not a assault rifle , it is a common hunting rifle .

if the words common hunting rifle where repeated enough times instead of evil baby killing machine a few things might happen .

first off it is a blanket word that drags each and every firearm owner into the fight , instead of just hanging the owners of " assault " rifles out with their assets exposed , now the anti's are after " hunting rifles " .

the second thing that might occur is , maybe it wasn't the guns fault that the next crazy person killed a bunch of people ... after all he just used a hunting rifle ... and it might make people look as to why the crazy person is well ... crazy .....

it is all about labeling ... and how certain groups of people are trying to control other groups of people by labeling them in a offensive manner to the rest of the population .
 
I am very surprised that this term 'assault rifles' is even being argued. An Assault rifle is clearly defined as:

1 - Fires an intermediate round
2 - Holds 20 or more rounds
3 - Must be select-fire.

That is it. The average law abiding citizen DO NOT own "assault rifles". Our AR-15's are Semi-automatic rifles. Period...

Using the term is only giving it validity, when in fact it is a loaded, political phrase.
 
JoeOnePack said:
I am very surprised that this term 'assault rifles' is even being argued. An Assault rifle is clearly defined as:

1 - Fires an intermediate round
2 - Holds 20 or more rounds
3 - Must be select-fire.

That is it. The average law abiding citizen DO NOT own "assault rifles". Our AR-15's are Semi-automatic rifles. Period...

Using the term is only giving it validity, when in fact it is a loaded, political phrase.
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Exactly...this is only giving the other side ammunition.

These rifles are semi-automatic firearms limited to 5 rds...

The truth is the AR-15 is just the new hunting rifle like any musket,Bolt action, flintlock, etc etc...

In canada we don't own normal capacity 20 or 30rd magazines .....We have no FA either this means we do not own Assault rifles....period...

Some things are best left unspoken and written, and this thread is in the same category....
 
There is a time and place for being politically correct and a time to stop pussy footing around when discussing guns. Sometimes you need to be precise and polite with your wording when dealing certain people. Other times its good to cut the :bigHug::bigHug::bigHug::bigHug: and talk straight, like blaxsun did in the original post. I see nothing wrong with it under the right circumstances.
 
I to have had the privilege of dispelling myths about my so called assault rifle. Once the person realises that no, it is not fully automatic, and yes, shooting is a fun sport to be involved in, they are a little more cautious about believing what the media tells them. While I don't go around saying I own an assault rifle, if someone asks I will say yes, and then tell them about my semi auto rifle. So far it has been a positive way of approaching black rifle with the non-experienced.
 
blaxsun said:
I'd be offended if they called my AR15 a hunting rifle. ;)
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There is no rifle on Earth that is not a derivative or descendant of a Military rifle.


With this in mind yes, my AR's would be perfect for small deer and varmints...In fact my 308 AR would be a perfect deer rifle/sporting rifle...
 
My M-4 is a rifle.:sniper: My M-4 is a gun.:shotgun: My M-4 is a weapon.:ar15: My M-4 is for fun.:dancingbanana:

Show them an open hand. Say,... "Hello,... I greet you with this hand, but should I backhand you with it, ..... then you may call it an Assault Hand".


Do I need to say more concerning this dissertation on a merry-go-round of Firearms nomenclature.
 
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