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Double plus good

In this post, I said:

I was thinking for a while about doing a post on media gun coverage where I take the word they use and translate it into gun nut English. It was on the to-do list but I never got around to it. For example:

When they say High-Powered

They mean regular

Sample usage: The suspect used a high-powered rifle in the commission of a murder.

Translated: The suspect used a regular rifle in a murder.

In comments, beerslurpy adds:

clip -> magazine

high capacity -> normal capacity

automatic -> semi-automatic

sniper rifle -> any rifle with a scope, any hunting rifle or any rifle where shooting was from more than 50 yards

assault rifle -> rifle of any sort except an assault rifle, usually something that takes pistol ammo like the Beretta Storm or something with no detachable magazine like the SKS.

sawed-off shotgun -> any shotgun with a pistol grip and no buttstock

AK-47 -> SKS

SKS -> Saiga 7.62×39

And Joe reminds us gun nuts of what words we should use, for example instead assault or lethal weapon of use household firearms.

4 Responses to “Double plus good”

  1. Ron W Says:

    “Assault weapons” really means effective, self-defense, semi-auto weapons. “Assault” is actually a term for a crime or a military tactic.

  2. Guy Montag Says:

    Here is a a href=”http://www.reason.com/blog/show/116961.html”>cute one: Police in large cities formerly carried revolvers holding six .38-caliber rounds. Nowadays, police carry semi-automatic pistols with 16 high-caliber rounds, shotguns and military assault rifles, weapons once relegated to SWAT teams facing extraordinary circumstances.

    Since when is 9mm (.35 cal.) a “high-caliber”? Especially when compared to .38!

  3. Adam Lawson Says:

    Eh, probably not the first to make this observation, but by the media’s definition, black SUVs are “assault” SUVs. Especially if you have bigger than normal seats or you remove a row of seats.

    Or, god forbid, you add a step to help you get in…

  4. Lyle Says:

    Then there’s;
    Machinegun -> Anything that looks scary.

    And a bit more obscure, but true:

    Assault -> Anything that makes you uncomfortable, or anything you find embarrassing, if its done by a Republican, i.e. waving a piece of paper at you in a debate.

Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.

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