Check the hysteria, yo.
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.
Well, Marc has given me a good start for the list:
Modified (something was bolted on?) Scary!
November 28th, 2006 at 11:50 am
I always figured “high-powered” meant “as opposed to throwing a rock.”
’cause then all rifles are high-powered, which does seem to be the way the media portrays it.
November 28th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
I interpret “sniper rifle” to mean any long gun with any kind of targetting optics mounted.
For example, a Daisy BB gun with a 2x scope is a “sniper rifle”.
Also, an “assault” rifle, or any other “assault” weapon, is one that, in principle, could result in the death of a person, or looks similar to something that could, inthe eyes of a neophyte observer.
For example, an all- black Daisy BB gun looks similar to an M-16 to the untrained eye, therefore it is an assault rifle. The black and wook style Daisy looks similar to an AK-47 to the untrained eye, so it is also an assault rifle.
November 29th, 2006 at 1:54 am
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November 29th, 2006 at 7:10 am
Lets start with media translations: phrase -> what it really means
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
November 29th, 2006 at 11:30 am
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