Does the term "packing heat" bug you as much as it does me?

[Clipper]

What elshe would you call carryin' a Roscoe, schweetheart?

 

[Deanimator]

It doesn't bother me at all. What bothers me:

1. The term "tooled", which means the same thing. It's typically used by effete Brits who think that everybody has a duty to be a victim of any violent criminal who takes an unhealthy interest in them. Without exception, EVERY person I've ever seen use the term "tooled" WAS a tool.

2. The term "shotty", referring to a shotgun. It's typically used by the same crowd who use the term "tooled" and who refer to soccer as "footy". I suspect that if George Michael had a shotgun, he'd refer to it as a "shotty".

 

[Troutman]

<<"gun free zone" and "collective right" bug me a lot more>>

As it should.


Terms like: Chopper….
Heater…
Rod…
Gat….
Should be less.


A lot better than slang from the anti-gun crowd.

Btw. Gun slang dates back to the 30’s, 40’s. …i.e. Old movies.

 

[tydephan]

Yes it bothers me...but that's life.

My dad (a retired Alabama State Trooper) doesn't like the term "Cops." He thinks it's derogatory.

My wife (a school teacher) cringes every time someone says "out loud" (technically, the correct usage is "aloud").

We all have our little...things.

 

[Outlaw Man]

I prefer "goin' heeled."

 

[Megistopoda]

Yes, that language bugs me too. It implies criminal intent and behavior.

I prefer "lawfully armed."

 

[Cosmoline]

It implies some sort of reckless conduct on the part of those who go through the process of training, background checks, and licensing to carry a weapon.

License? We don't need no stinking license!

 

[beaucoup ammo]

It takes a lot to really bug me. "Packing heat" isn't on my "bug" radar. The people who don't want me "packing heat" do bug me.

 

[Lashlarue]

Not near as much as "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me!"

 

[BigG]

How bout "skin that smokewagon and see what happens."

 

[tradja]

"packing heat"

This phrase has always seemed flip to me. It refers to a practice that I regard with extreme gravity. I suppose I simply consider my "state of CCW" to be "armed" or simply prepared and equipped to defend myself and others.

As a "gun-lovin' hippie" (as one of my moderate friends calls me), I am somewhat uncomfortable (or usually just ) with a lot of "John Wayne" gun culture. I have several liberal shooting buddies, I would like to shoot more with conservatives.

 

[Gordon Fink]

Yes, especially when used in an otherwise serious context. It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard.

And don’t get me started about “information literacy.”

~G. Fink

 

[romma]

Packing heat!! It is a throw back term... " Alright Jinksy, We're gonna sweat a confession outa you, so,,, Come Cocoa"!..

 

[JCF]

Yes.

 

[Legionnaire]

Although it sounds affected to me, it doesn't really bother me ... unless I'm the target of the question. If asked, my preference is to play stupid.

"Are you packin' heat?"
"I'm sorry, what do you mean?"
"Uh ... do you have a gun with you?"
"Do you really expect me to answer that?"

... etc.

 

[Waitone]

I think it a perfectly good term and I use it frequently. I do not like to surrender the language to the opposition. I prefer to infuse my own definition into a term. Why do we feel compelled to flee the battlefield every time we run into opposition.

 

[Plink]

How bout "skin that smokewagon and see what happens."

I've seen that term all over the net, in about a dozen variations. I know it's from a movie, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it means. I guess I had to see the movie to get it, eh?

 

[Gordon Fink]

I think it a perfectly good term.…

Sure, when you’ve reholstered after emptying a magazine or two.

~G. Fink

 

[Nekron]

Yes, it bugs me. It's the phrase that the anti-gun media uses whenever a shall-issue concealed carry bill is up for debate.

It's an emotionally-loaded term. It implies some sort of reckless conduct on the part of those who go through the process of training, background checks, and licensing to carry a weapon.

I'm sure that many people here could come up with a similar phrase that describes the ethnicity or country of origin of those who commit the vast majority of violent crimes in the US.

But that wouldn't be PC, would it?

All I would need to say about it, Monkeyleg just said. Thanks ML.

 

[MrDig]

On one of the Local News Programs our most Senior Anchor used the term "Packin Heat" in reference to our CCW Reform. Fortunatly for those of us that want to the Initiative passed. Our Efite Elitist Knows what best for us all News Anchor still has his hackles up over this and I just laugh at his stupidity. I objected to the manner in which he used it, the phrase itself. I use it myself on occasion if some one needs me to be more clear regarding a euphamism for CCW.

 

[Deer Hunter]

I told my Mother that I was going to carry a concealed weapon, and she made the comment. "Why would you need that? To cap people?"

 

[tubeshooter]

No.


The phrase may sometimes be a bit overly light for the gravity and responsibility of it, but overall..... no.

 

[Cosmoline]

I am somewhat uncomfortable (or usually just) with a lot of "John Wayne" gun culture

I'm more uncomfortable with the anti-gun culture.

 

[Pitt762x54r]

My wife calls it "Strapping on heat"

and I am offended at the idea of strapping anything on.


If it is said in a joking tone then it's fine. If someone seriously asks me I just stare blankly at them for a while.

 

[Lonestar49]

Come to Age

Quote: It bugs me a little, it's a term a lot of criminals use to describe that they are carrying a gun.
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With that in mind, let us move forward in our advancing Political Correctness ruled society, and ban that term.


LS