Disliked gun related terms, expressions.

[wiscoaster]

I dislike the term "gun violence". It is deliberately constructed to explicitly link each to the other.

Yes. Absolutely. The word "gun" has been redefined to have a negative association in our current society, and is why I prefer the term "firearm".

 

[.38 Special]

I personally dislike it when people call cast projectiles "bullets". According to the leading experts in the field, it's "boolit"

 

[Mr. Zorg]

I personally dislike it when people call cast projectiles "bullets". According to the leading experts in the field, it's "boolit"

For how much of the history of firearms? There were experts in cast bullets centuries before the internet existed, especially when each individual firearm had its own matched cast bullet mold forward.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

Sorry but I’ve know many WW2 vets who used clip and magazine interchangeably until the day the passed.

That today’s generation can think of but nothing but to bicker on and on about something that everyone knows what the person is talking about blows my mind.

 

[AlexanderA]

Language is an evolving thing. The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes new words all the time, depending on their documented actual use. So, let's say ten years from now, when the OED recognizes "boolit" as a new word, it will be OK to use it. But some neologisms need to be resisted.

There are various reasons for resisting certain words. Some, like "boolits," are illiterate on their face. Others, like "platform" (as applied to guns) exude a sort of techno-snobbery. Before you write or say anything, consider the impact it will have on your intended audience. How will they see you when you utter such a thing?

 

[wiscoaster]

That today’s generation can think of but nothing but to bicker on and on about something that everyone knows what the person is talking about blows my mind.

Except that it's human nature to THINK that the other person is talking about the same thing, which is the cause of disagreements and misunderstandings. I was in a profession where peer-to-peer communication in the work environment was required to be conducted in defined terms and phraseologies, thereby eliminating misunderstandings about what was meant, because in that profession, a misunderstanding could lead to people dying.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

Except that it's human nature to THINK that the other person is talking about the same thing, which is the cause of disagreements and misunderstandings. I was in a profession where peer-to-peer communication in the work environment was required to be conducted in defined terms and phraseologies, thereby eliminating misunderstandings about what was meant, because in that profession, a misunderstanding could lead to people dying.

Sorry but these guys were in combat and knew what they were doing. If one man said “I need a clip for my tommy gun” nobody else was going to be confused. They did not think like that.

 

[JERRY]

Of course any term from the leftist is false, so... I can suffer through terms used in ignorance like clip instead of magazine because those persons can be educated. The terms spawned from a self inflated sense of coolness such as operator, platform, etc.... that turn me off.

 

[Ernie Bass]

So many use the word "Fudd" and think they know the meaning of the word. Actually you know who the rookie is when you see so many of them use it. Typically used by the Video Game Boys no matter what the age.

 

[MistWolf]

I find the term "Saturday Night Special" offensive and it's use deplorable. It was coined to be denigrating to a whole class of people.

 

[DustyGmt]

Not as much as Wheelie or Revo

Somebody said that? Oh no. It's getting worse....my lord no.

 

[Creed Bennett]

I hate the word tactical. It’s used way to much. Pretty soon we’ll have tactical toilet paper! The other one is build. Someone that’s going to put a 10/22 together from parts bought from Midway in about 15 minutes ain’t building a thing. You build a house not a lego rifle. I’m going to assemble sounds more like it when a build sounds too tactical to me. There’s that word again!

 

[AK103K]

"Spray and pray" is annoying.

 

[Hartkopf]

I hate spray and pray but I like “wall of lead.”

They are similar but different since a wall of lead can be used intentionally while retreating to safety.

 

[DustyGmt]

"Assault Rifle" the term makes me want to scream.

I actually like the term, not because it assigns violent action to the rifle, just prefer it to MSR and "assault rifle" seems to be the the original designation to classify those types of weapons. I realize for the good of everybody involved it is infinitely better to pussyfoot around and distance ourselves from those terms because they hurt us, but "assault rifle" just rings truer than "modern sporting rifle" which makes it sound like a rifle/golf club hybrid......

 

[AK103K]

I always thought that an assault weapon was ANY weapon you were using in the moment, to assault someone. Didnt think it was limited to just a gun.

 

[Old Dog]

Reading through this thread makes me think that there are no slang gun-related terms or phrases I can never use again. At least on the internet.

I have absolutely zero problem with anyone calling a firearm a weapon. Firearms are weapons. All of my firearms are weapons. Dunno about all of yours.

Neither do I have a problem with the term "platform." It certainly has application when discussing certain weapon systems (yeah, I used the word), such as 1911-platform or AR15-platform. The base versions of these guns can be considered "platforms."

A "piece?" Guessin' you don't like the term "gat" or "burner" or "smokewagon" either ... What about "hardware?" "Heater?" "Rod?" "Blaster?"

What? No appreciation for old black and white movies starring George Raft, Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney?

Tactical is a word much overused, but in the right context it has its place. Operator, hmm, never like being called an operator. Tech or specialist was cool, though.

Wheelgun is traditional. I have no problem with that. "Mossie," "Remmie," and "shottie" are rather detestable, I think. As would be "Winnie," but I don't recall that being a thing.

Thank goodness my shooting buddies aren't so uptight about words as a few of the folks in this thread. Language evolves, and it's really no big deal.

Unless you're calling a magazine a "clip" -- I'm not good with that. And if you ever use the made-up word "hella" around me, I'll be done with you. Or text me using "LOL" at the end of the message <puking>

 

[GEM]

Modern sporting rifle weakens the 2nd Amendment case for owning the guns so described. A toy can be banned.

 

[CapnMac]

Really, I find I object to the grammar, diction, and spelling of so many around me that I find I cannot muster up a great deal of angst over terms "our" side uses.
Now, I may be over-exposed to propaganda and outright lies, and have become inured, too.

What may more annoy me is having to define terms that ought to be common knowledge.

 

[AK103K]

Modern sporting rifle weakens the 2nd Amendment case for owning the guns so described. A toy can be banned.

Yea, just look what happened to the bump stocks.

 

[wiscoaster]

Language evolves, and it's really no big deal.

I disagree when it's someone you strongly disagree with that defines the meaning of the language, and when folks in the middle take their meaning to be the default meaning.

Precision in terminology definition IS a big deal when the accepted definition is changed such that it threatens your freedom and your rights.

 

[.308 Norma]

My Glock is so prone to gun violence that I have to store its bullets and clips separately.

 

[Old Dog]

I disagree when it's someone you strongly disagree with that defines the meaning of the language, and when folks in the middle take their meaning to be the default meaning.

Precision in terminology definition IS a big deal when the accepted definition is changed such that it threatens your freedom and your rights.

Well, I was speaking only of some slang terms referring to guns commonly used by those in the gun-owning and shooting community. Most of the words are just plain silliness that we can all accept or reject as we see fit.

I agree with you to an extent if we are speaking of the meaningful use of language -- "when it threatens your freedom and your rights" -- when we absolutely MUST contest words and phrases used by the anti-gun faction, such as "gun violence." That is a heinous phrase we should object to every time we spot it. We are far behind the curve when it comes to getting rid of terms such as "assault rifle," though -- frankly, I don't think that one will ever go away.

But as far as the slang, most of us see it for what it is.

 

[X62503]

Pretty soon we’ll have tactical toilet paper!

I have a tactical tambourine. I shiver when anybody uses the term "price point" when "price" or "cost" should be used.

My Glock is so prone to gun violence that I have to store its bullets and clips separately.

.308 Norma, a Glock at any price point should be able to associate with its bullets inside its clips without fear of gun violence, even on a Saturday night.

 

[Old Dog]

As an aside, "price point" is a valid term. Does it really need to be used unless the discussion is about marketing? Probably not, but price point refers to a point on a scale of possible prices and out of these possible points, what would yield higher profits.