Quote Originally Posted by 7idl
it's important to use the correct terminology.

just like your AR or AK type rifle is an "asault rifle". well if it isn't select fire, then it isn't a true 'assault rifle'. The media and anti's are fueled by their disregard for facts. Why get caught up in the same crap?

use proper terminology where appropriate and educate those around you to the fact.
i can see the point with that, but we do not speak proper english all the time. if you come to my house and ask where i keep my magazines. i'll reply next to the toilet. when someone posts pics of a gun people reply thats cool. it's doesnt mean that the gun is cold. heck bad doesn't even mean bad half the time in this day and age.

i understand the difference between the two, i guess i don't see this one as being a big deal. it is not a term that is labeled evil by the media. it's not a mistake that could cause one harm. although it would be funny to watch someone try and put a stripper clip into the mag well of an AR. assult rife is a term invented to try and demonize our guns. in my house i don't like the term weapon. i feel that that word is used to describe something meant to cause another person harm. my firearm collection is for sporting purposes there for they are not weapons at all. could they be used as weapons? of course they could but that is not why i have them. a hammer could also be a weapon as well as a car. those types of words i choose carefully.

i can say that i use both terms to describe the same thing. with my chicken pecking typing skills clip comes out alot easier for me.

what is the point that a word becomes acceptable slang? we may not ever like it but it happens.

i want to make sure everyone knows im not upset in anyway over this disscussion. i'm just tring to understand why some people might feel that way.