Is a gun a weapon of mass destruction?

[JoeSF]

full story at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134653784_guns15m.html


Legislature 2003
Terror bill stirs debate over status of firearms

By David Postman and Sarah Lorenzini
Seattle Times Olympia bureau


OLYMPIA — An anti-terrorism bill has spurred debate among lawmakers: Is a gun a weapon of mass destruction?
The fight could jeopardize the sweeping bill proposed by Gov. Gary Locke and Attorney General Christine Gregoire to create six new terror-related crimes with harsher penalties than allowed under current state law.

A group of House Democrats wants House Bill 1210 to specifically include firearms as weapons of mass destruction, to make it clear that a terror-related gun crime would be punishable by the stiffer penalties.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134653784_guns15m.html

 

[Gnull]

Wait.. When did they start making Nuclear bullets... Talk about "stopping power"

 

[TallPine]

Only if someone shoots up a Catholic church service ....

 

[gun-fucious]

The Brady Org called "Assault Weapons" WoMDs in September at thier press conference on the Sunset of the 94 ban

 

[MitchSchaft]

The Nuke is the only WoMD.

 

[Waitone]

Everyone knows a 12 ga shotgun is a WoMD.

Those who control the language control the culture.
--Identify a target to be marginalized
--Create a term not yet in popular usage.
--Begin using that term with respect to your specific agenda
--Introduce your definitions to the selected term
--Plant news coverage featuring your term using your definition.
--Sponsor legislation to restrict activities based on your new definitions.
--Congratulations! You just marginalized another advocacy group.

Presto chango. You now own the term, its definition, and it usage.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Ok, let the Democrats designate firearms as WMD. You cannot differentiate between firearms used by terrorists and any other firearm. The UN/World Court can then charge every person in the US military that uses a firearm as a war criminal for using WMD in violation of international law and treaties.

 

[Jason Demond]

It's fer the childrens!!

 

[JoeSF]

Tallpine, I thought the same thing!

 

[KY Moose]

Wait.. When did they start making Nuclear bullets... Talk about "stopping power"

Hey Gnull, check this out.

 

[p35]

The liberals are trying to drag us gunowners into an unrelated debate to make it harder to pass the bill- cute tactic but I don't see it working and we need to save our capital for things that matter, or in other words set our own agenda.

 

[Ironbarr]

Gee, trying to larn these here things, I find they are machines of massed construction.

 

[Jim March]

Is a gun a weapon of mass destruction?

Only if you shoot up a Catholic service in progress.

 

[Standing Wolf]

A gun is a weapon of mass destruction only if it's equipped with a sniper scope, bayonet lug, and the hand grip extends below the whatever. </sarcasm>

 

[voilsb]

KY moose: you beat me to it. I love whipping out the Nuke50 pictures

 

[Ironbarr]

Birdman rocks.