Homeland Defense Rifle

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Homeland Defense Rifle

I don't know where it got started, or
who coined it, but the term "Homeland
Defense Rifle" became a good laugh for
us all.

After thinking about, I feel it isn't a
joke. I feel we should go out of our way
to make that a keyword amongst the Law Abiding gun owner/shooter community (and all splinters of it).

Why? Well, because that's what they have ALWAYS
been, but now a gracious and well defined
name has come to light.

If you use the term to the point enough, it will stick.

We all know that "Assault Rifles" by modern
time’s definition is false.

Assault rifle*
meant select fire...etc.....BUT a few antigunners
got a hold of it and plastered it all
over until it became a newly defined
word/term. We embraced it mostly for the
humor & shock value.

"Yeah, I own guns, I have some old lever actions, a revolver, OH, and a few 'assault rifles' (then a good laugh as you mock the term).

But, its not OUR term, it was handed to us by the enemy to scare the sheeple.

So why should we continue using it?

I didn't buy my AK style rifles for hunting,
I didn't buy them for marksmanship related
shooting events, I bought them as a
tool of defense and deterrence to those
that want to threaten me in any form.

So I feel we should take this new term
that WE chose, that describes OUR 'tools'
for what they really are and have ALWAYS
been.

These, my friends, are the free-mans modern day musket.

My dream as of now, is to see that this new DESCRIPTIVE/DEFINITION, LABEL,TERM, WHATEVER be used SO COMMONLY that the anti-gunners actually
bring it up on CNN, FOX NEWS etc.

Let them scoff, let them 'spin' this, try to
mock it, hell, LET THEM MOCK IT, BUT DON'T back down, don't flinch,continue using it until it is forced into the sheeple's mind.

If the powers that be want to use fear of terrorism to justify their actions, them I will use it to CLARIFY my reason for owning these weapons.

They expect us to cringe in fear when
they show videos of terrorists training
with 'Military weapons'. Well guess
what, you can't put a cat in a dog fight.

Let’s use their "fear factor" against them,
let’s not only coin this new label, let’s
MINT it!!

For now on, every time you make a post, or are in a conversation with a sheeple or even a fellow Patriot, and the
need comes to use the term 'Assault Rifle'----
catch yourself and use the RIGHT term "Homeland Defense Rifle"......Put pressure on Major dealers to start using the phrase in their advertising,”

ON SALE This Week: Homeland Defense
Rifles."

Let’s turn this tide in OUR favor
for once.

Think it about, please, this is a bigger
deal then you think. I know it sounds a
bit silly at first, or even a bit pointless, but
look at the BIG picture.

The existing term was used to disarm us, as well as "Non-Sporting features/rifle"

Let them try to deny us our "Homeland Defense Rifles"

How does that sound. If it is used enough,
it will be a forced vocabulary; the media
will mock it at first or ignore it, but if we
PERSIST without hesitation, then the
term will be set in stone, as well as the
hearts & minds of many. Please help me
make this a reality.

-- XXXXXXXXX
 
This sounds like a good idea. He who defines the terms has a huge advantage in debate, and the term HDR (the new abbreviation for Homeland Defense Rifle) sounds much more palatable to the average person than Assault Rifle. It'll also let us redefine the term to encompass any kind of rifle we don't want them to ban. At least, in theory. It just has to be used by everyone, and has to stick...
 
I'm not really the biggest fan of the whole "Homeland" terminology myself. It conjures up thoughts of past governments of the totalitarian persuasion.
 
Der Heimat Sturmgeweher.

Genius!

And honestly, it's not the antis that coined the term. It's the Nazi engineers who designed the STG44 that coined the term. Whether or not it applies to semi-automatic replicas can be debated, but the fact is, they're designed to mimic real assault rifles.

I'm with Guitargod on this one, I don't like that "homeland" terminology.
 
I'm not really the biggest fan of the whole "Homeland" terminology myself.
I'm with Guitargod on this one, I don't like that "homeland" terminology.

I kind of agree. While I definitely like and agree with the sentiment of "Homeland Defense Rifle" I think simply "Home Defense Rifle" might work a little better. There are those whose home defense tools include such "black rifles."

(ETA: Dang, garymc beat me by a minute with that one. :p )

Or perhaps "Community Defense Rifle." Maybe "Personal Defense Rifle" or "Liberty Defense Rifle."
 
Interesting theory, but I don't know if trying to change terminology is possible.

Also, in a sense, altering our vocabulary to evade the consequences of negative press strikes me as a defeat, of sorts: It seems to say that we're admitting that "assault rifles" are bad... but look over here, my "Home Defense Rifle" is good. It's just semantic propaganda, albeit our propaganda.

This is a fight we need to win on merits, not misdirection.
 
Well, I gotta say that agreeing to use their terminology is like repeatedly hitting their fist with your nose.
 
Im not a huge fan of the name. however, Mr. General Patton did say "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."

in that spirit Im on board.

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This "Homeland Defense Rifle" terminology has been suggested before, here and elsewhere. When it was my thoughts were, as has been suggested above, that "Home Defense Rifle" was a better term. Fewer syllables and more palatable, I believe. My "Home" is where I live. It includes my apartment, my community, and if necessary, my country. I think the "Homeland" term conjures up an image of militants expecting invasions, and this is an image too easily turned against us.
 
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QUOTE:"This is a fight we need to win on merits, not misdirection"

No, this is a fight we need to win period.

PS I think the term "Home Defense Rifle" suits my piece perfectly.
 
This "Homeland Defense Rifle" terminology has been suggested before, here and elsewhere. When it was my thoughts were, as has been suggested above, that "Home Defense Rifle" was a better term. Fewer syllables and more palatable, I believe. My "Home" is where I live. It includes my apartment, my community, and if necessary, my country. I think the "Homeland" term conjures up an image of militants expecting invasions, and this is an image too easily turned against us.
Not to mention the rather negative connotations of the term "Homeland Security" these days, which the term in the OP would probably bring to mind.
 
Not to mention the rather negative connotations of the term "Homeland Security" these days, which the term in the OP would probably bring to mind.
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I still like "Homeland Defense Rifle" better than "Assault Rifle". I'm going to start throwing this term around and see if we can't get it to stick. The antis did this kind of trick to take over the language, let's take it back! First the rifles, next the "covert defensive pistols"!
 
Homeland defense rifle smacks of military, has a slight taste of third reich and quite a bit of fear of invasion.
Home Defense Rifle smells a bit of paranoia and of personal fear, have anybody heard the sentence "if you are scared, get a dog."?
In my eyes both terms are good, far better than "assault weapon" and definitively worth using.
What i would like to introduce would be Civil Defense Rifle.
In my eyes it Connotes roughly the same as homeland defense rifle or home defense rifle, but tastes of responsibility, rather than paranoia or fear.

In any case, he who names something controls the discussion about it, therefore we should be sure to name everything we are fighting for, as well as everything we are fighting against. We should make damned sure that the public knows that we are fighting to prevent fascist hoplophobes from stealing our Civil Defense Rifles, rather than fighting to keep our assault weapons when sensible gun control people wants us to hand them in for the sake of the children.

Hearts and minds, remember that, not hearts or minds, hearts and minds, we must fight with every available tool on every arena and with all acceptable tactics.
 
Civil Defense Rifle?

You know, I thought funnybone had a really good idea but I have to admit I like this term a lot better.
 
this is a really good idea.

i think i like Civil Defense Rifles better, but they're all sounding MUCH better than "assault rifle"
 
Let's throw their coined terms back in their face. If we try hard, maybe we can change the term "Assault Rifle" in to a more desirable and ironic term.

My vote for a term referring to AK's AR's and other EBR's would be HOMELAND SECURITY RIFLES?
 
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