Renaming the AR15 and other "Assault Rifles"

[Warp]

Actually, if you're trying to be grammatically correct, "AR15/M4-style semi-automatic rifle" is hyphenated.

Fortunately leaving the hyphen out doesn't mean the words are being used incorrectly.

It isn't a grammar issue, it's a not-using-the-wrong-world-even-though-we-know-it's-wrong issue

 

[benEzra]

Eh. They're rifles. If you want to get specific, intermediate-caliber autoloading civilian rifles with detachable magazines.

I think the idea that an AR is a different type of gun than a wooden-stocked mini-14 unintentionally plays into the prohibitionist meme.

 

[javjacob]

just call them tacticool rifles

 

[Mitlov]

I think the idea that an AR is a different type of gun than a wooden-stocked mini-14 unintentionally plays into the prohibitionist meme.

It's also terribly ironic because the worst mass-shooting in history (the 2011 Norway mass-murder) involved a Ruger Mini-14 with a traditional walnut stock.

 

[Bruno2]

The amount of murders committed with assault rifles is insignificant. The stat I heard the other day was 0.02% of murders were committed with assault rifles. Now really is that something that should be pursued like the liberals are pursuing it?

 

[Greg528iT]

0.02% of murders were committed with assault rifles.

Is that "real" assault rifles? or rifles that look like ones with the fire control switch?

There is a comment in here about statistics.

 

[Black Butte]

It isn't a grammar issue, it's a not-using-the-wrong-world-even-though-we-know-it's-wrong issue.

Actually, a missing hyphen is a grammar issue. Also, I think you meant to write "word" instead of "world."

 

[Robert]

Since bickering over grammar seems to be more important than the original question I am going to go ahead and close this.