Archangel14
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We all need to start thinking more clearly about the words that are used. We'll be able to argue more effectively when we're able to clear the dust from people's eyes.
One good example is the whole "assault" weapon moniker. It's morphing into "military style weapon". It's not a coincidence that we are beginning to see that term. I'll use the acronym "MSW". The anti-gunners are very well organized at the INTERNATIONAL level and they are very well funded. They are smart and they know what works and what doesn't. The term "assault weapon" is old and tired. They thought they succeeded back in the 90's only to have their butts handed to them on the issue. Watch for a purposeful move away from the term "assault weapon" and watch for more and more use of the term MSW, or a derivative. I know these people. I had a client who was a higher up in a far-left international think tank. He coined and advocated the phrase "opportunity state" to replace the phrase "welfare state". That latter term is now being used much more in Europe, purposefully. They know that people can be tricked by the simple use of confusing phraseology.
How do we combat this? Well, every time some uses the phrase MSW (or even the 'ole "assault weapon" phrase), remind them that just about every rifle in existence had it's beginning in a military somewhere. Remind them that the bolt-action rifle you use to hunt with IS essentially the same thing as the main battle rifle of the Nazi and the Soviet. Remind them that bolt action rifles were used in the MILLIONS in war after war across the globe for decades, and still are. Remind them that the "small capacity" Garand was the main rifle of the freedom fighting GI during WWII and thereafter, and that none other than General George Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised". Militaries have, are, and will use bolt action rifles to "assault" for ever more. Remind them how your Remington Model 700 is a BETTER battle rifle than most of the bolt actions used by numerous nations throughout modern warfare. Just because such rifles are not presently in fashion in modern forces doesn't detract that they were, and often still are, "military" borne "battle" rifles used to "assault" enemy forces.
As for my "things are really bad assault weapon".....a Yugo M48. Much like the rifle the Germans used against millions of combatants. Is that of enough of a "military style weapon" for you? Better be......
Argue smart...................
One good example is the whole "assault" weapon moniker. It's morphing into "military style weapon". It's not a coincidence that we are beginning to see that term. I'll use the acronym "MSW". The anti-gunners are very well organized at the INTERNATIONAL level and they are very well funded. They are smart and they know what works and what doesn't. The term "assault weapon" is old and tired. They thought they succeeded back in the 90's only to have their butts handed to them on the issue. Watch for a purposeful move away from the term "assault weapon" and watch for more and more use of the term MSW, or a derivative. I know these people. I had a client who was a higher up in a far-left international think tank. He coined and advocated the phrase "opportunity state" to replace the phrase "welfare state". That latter term is now being used much more in Europe, purposefully. They know that people can be tricked by the simple use of confusing phraseology.
How do we combat this? Well, every time some uses the phrase MSW (or even the 'ole "assault weapon" phrase), remind them that just about every rifle in existence had it's beginning in a military somewhere. Remind them that the bolt-action rifle you use to hunt with IS essentially the same thing as the main battle rifle of the Nazi and the Soviet. Remind them that bolt action rifles were used in the MILLIONS in war after war across the globe for decades, and still are. Remind them that the "small capacity" Garand was the main rifle of the freedom fighting GI during WWII and thereafter, and that none other than General George Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised". Militaries have, are, and will use bolt action rifles to "assault" for ever more. Remind them how your Remington Model 700 is a BETTER battle rifle than most of the bolt actions used by numerous nations throughout modern warfare. Just because such rifles are not presently in fashion in modern forces doesn't detract that they were, and often still are, "military" borne "battle" rifles used to "assault" enemy forces.
As for my "things are really bad assault weapon".....a Yugo M48. Much like the rifle the Germans used against millions of combatants. Is that of enough of a "military style weapon" for you? Better be......
Argue smart...................