Firearms Misnomers

[zesty]

High powered rifle

 

[jeffdt]

My favorite "the gun went off" like a gun has a mind of it's own.

Plaxico Burris's did

 

[$nipertime]

Piers Morgan - fully auto-matic ar15 mil-try style machine gun.

 

[erkinator]

gun violence. As opposed to knife violence,bow and arrow violence and marriage violence. never see those terms but the last one exists.


like the gun jumped up and tapped someone out all by itself.

 

[Bear44]

High powered rifle

That one's questionable.
http://competitions.nra.org/how-to-get-started/high-power-rifle-competition.aspx

 

[zesty]

That one's questionable.
http://competitions.nra.org/how-to-get-started/high-power-rifle-competition.aspx

I know it's a real term, I guess I just think it's dumb. What's a low power rifle? I guess there's high power rifles and 22's.

 

[alleycat]

"informed citizen"
"concerned politician"
"community representatives"

 

[oldford]

Angthing like clip doesn't bother me in the least.
Assault rifle, sniper rifle, high power etc etc used to accuse the gun with intent by the media really get me though.

 

[oldford]

Angthing like clip doesn't bother me in the least.
Assault rifle, sniper rifle, high power etc etc used to accuse the gun with intent by the media really get me though.

 

[Laufen]

Calling a revolver a pistol.