I'll throw in two cents worth. First, it wouldn't hurt to point out the actual definition of what an Assault Rifle is. ALSO, make it clear that AR-15 does not mean "Assault Rifle-15" which I have a feeling many anti's believe.
It may be worth clarifying that the NRA is not fueled by huge corporations like Exxon, BP Shell, Citibank, or whatever. The NRA is largely fueled by millions of people sending in 30 bucks. The NRA is maybe the largest grass roots organization in the country. It reflects the will and support of a whole lot of citizens rather than a few multi billion dollar corporations.
Clever people know that a truth or a reality can be distorted by terminology. Semantics is everything.
If they can make a twenty-something hippy wannabe with magenta hair that hasn't done one second of research on their own equate Assault Rifle with AR-15, then they win that battle.
If Charles Schumer can get on tv and blatantly lie about how you can go on the internet and buy a fully automatic firearm that shoot hundreds of bullets per second, and get away with it, then they win that battle.
If anti gun people can self label themselves as protectors of children rather than being correctly labeled as Anti-Constitutionalists, then they win that battle.
If folks like you and me are labeled as right wing wackos instead of being called People that Believe and Defend the Constitution, then they win that battle.
We need to be aware of what we say, and why. It pains me to see people use terms like assault rifle, sniper rifle and even evil black rifle. We're in a war now, using that terminology is just like leaving loaded magazines on the ground so the enemy can pick them up and use them against you.
If we can bring some perspective and hopefully a more rational thought to someone that is on the fence, or even on the Anti-Constitutional side of the fence, then we've done something to help. Yelling and screaming never works, may as well be civil and informed.
It may be worth clarifying that the NRA is not fueled by huge corporations like Exxon, BP Shell, Citibank, or whatever. The NRA is largely fueled by millions of people sending in 30 bucks. The NRA is maybe the largest grass roots organization in the country. It reflects the will and support of a whole lot of citizens rather than a few multi billion dollar corporations.
Clever people know that a truth or a reality can be distorted by terminology. Semantics is everything.
If they can make a twenty-something hippy wannabe with magenta hair that hasn't done one second of research on their own equate Assault Rifle with AR-15, then they win that battle.
If Charles Schumer can get on tv and blatantly lie about how you can go on the internet and buy a fully automatic firearm that shoot hundreds of bullets per second, and get away with it, then they win that battle.
If anti gun people can self label themselves as protectors of children rather than being correctly labeled as Anti-Constitutionalists, then they win that battle.
If folks like you and me are labeled as right wing wackos instead of being called People that Believe and Defend the Constitution, then they win that battle.
We need to be aware of what we say, and why. It pains me to see people use terms like assault rifle, sniper rifle and even evil black rifle. We're in a war now, using that terminology is just like leaving loaded magazines on the ground so the enemy can pick them up and use them against you.
If we can bring some perspective and hopefully a more rational thought to someone that is on the fence, or even on the Anti-Constitutional side of the fence, then we've done something to help. Yelling and screaming never works, may as well be civil and informed.
We kicked him out of our office at 5:05 PM. 
