Weapon or Firearm

[awndray]

Like it or not, firearms were designed and invented as killing implements - yes, weapons. Some of you might want to read up on the history of firearms. It doesn't matter what Canada's legal definition of a firearm or weapon is. It doesn't matter that you don't like it. What matters is how you use your firearm.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...ough-pictures/
http://inventors.about.com/od/milita...firearms_2.htm
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetect.../gun-timeline/
http://www.nramuseum.org/gun-info-re...-firearms.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_firearm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_(tool)

[FishFrenzy]

No different then a steak knife. It's a tool until someone turns it into a weapon. Rifles are tools until used as a weapon simple as that. We're not in the military, we're in the bush. We don't own weapons, we own firearms.

FishFrenzy

[standup]

I used to know a gun dealer who will correct customers when they come in looking for weapons for hunting. He tells them he sells firearms, not weapons. He said by definition a weapon is

"any instrument or device for use in attack in combat, fighting,or war,as a sword, knife, clubs, firearm,or cannon"

Any of you correct your friends or family when they ask you about your weapons used for hunting?

Annie get Your Firearm
Annie get your weapon
Annie get your g_n

Would anyone like to buy a vowel

[grizmun308]

Weapons are for combat purposes. Firearms are for Hunting and range shooting. If you come from a military background weapon may be your term. I will always refer to mine as firearms , gun or smoke pole !!!! LOL.

[smallgamer]

........ Admittedly, I don't correct someone everytime the word weapon is used, but I often do.

Same here.

[Pat32rf]

Well, I was taught that words were just tools to convey ideas. A dictionary might try to limit their useage but times change.
A magazine is a place where ammunition is stored until needed, a clip is something to hold a bunch of ammo together. A magazine can be removable or part of the battleship, but a clip is portable. By this definition, those elastic shell holders that I have on my single shots are magazines, and if used on a Rem auto, can only hold five shells!

[G.S.]

I agree with the gun store owner. Too many journalists use the word weapon. Weapon is something that is used to hurt someone. A firearm is a tool used for hunting or sport shooting. We should all be correcting people. Admittedly, I don't correct someone everytime the word weapon is used, but I often do.

Exactly how I take it. Only something used with the intent to produce severe body harm and/or death can be called weapon. Key word being “INTENT”.

[huntaway]

I consider them firearms until they have been used in a criminal offence. Then I consider them weapons.

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