Control the language, control the debate
The AP gets its marching orders on gun control vs. gun violence:
We think there’s room for both kinds of phrasing in our report. We should vary our terms from one script or story to another. But pay attention to the context: Obama didn’t unveil a “gun violence package,” but a package against gun violence.
No, he released a gun control package. It will do nothing to prevent gun violence. At least there’s progress on the whole clip and magazine thing.
January 17th, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Yeah, right. They came up with “magazine clip”. WTF izzat?
January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 pm
It’s the use of “clip” vs. “magazine” that lets me know if the writer even has a clue about guns.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:19 pm
Likewise, the phrase “bullets in a clip” lets me know not to bother reading any further.
January 17th, 2013 at 9:54 pm
Shun Hammity and his “an eight clip magazine” being illegal in NY. Not much better…
TS
January 18th, 2013 at 1:38 am
Obama unveils a package?
Who knew?
January 18th, 2013 at 4:31 pm
rickn8or, you’re correct.
Almost no one needs a clip since it’s for facilitating easier loading of rounds into an internal magazine of some milsurp rifle. On the other hand we do need mags for the semi-autos of which they want to restrict or deny us.