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calguy1955 t1_j10ewms wrote

Can we just call them assault type weapons? AR is a brand name and there are lots of models (more than 15). There are other manufacturers also.

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Roughneck_76 t1_j10sima wrote

You can't even pretend to know what you're talking about, can you?

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EsotericAbstractIdea t1_j141hwg wrote

Modern sporting rifle is the correct term.

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calguy1955 t1_j14319f wrote

Ok, then shouldn’t the acronym be MSR instead of the brand specific AR?

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EsotericAbstractIdea t1_j143ycc wrote

In the gun world we do call them MSR’s. Some of the problem is that news media and entertainment media do not want to hear anything from us, and basically put forth a very warped view of everything involving guns. After becoming an ammosexual, I started noticing crazy shit in both the news and movies. Almost nobody follows gun safety rules in the movies, police routinely break gun safety rules, nomenclature is misused, mechanics are practically invented. It’s no wonder we have so many accidents, and ineffective laws, if that’s where you get your gun knowledge from.

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Toaster_bath13 t1_j10l3em wrote

Does changing the name mean anything? Will gun nuts suddenly allow gun regulation because the correct term was used?

No?

K then.

Pointing out an irrelevant technicality shouldn't matter more to you than solving the problem.

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