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Yes assault rifle is a much better term and it's what I would normally useOf course guns are for killing people.
Don’t be stupid.
The problem is the selective use of the term “weapons of war” - most all firearms are descended from designs made for or used in war.
It’s a meaningless distinction designed to drum up an emotional response.
It’s a code phrase, a dog whistle.
The statists want to ban semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines.
Calling them assault weapons didn’t work so they switched to calling them “weapons of war.”
More people were beaten to death last year in America than were killed by rifles.
Handguns still represent the overwhelming majority of firearm fatalities in America.
But all we hear about are the “weapons of war” - semi-automatic rifles.
The anti-gun lobby is entirely disingenuous and does not care about reducing harm.
Call them what they are: “firearms.”
I didn't know all that history and dog whistling didn't mean to imply an of it buuuuuut:
as·sault ri·fle
noun
a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use.
in·fan·try
/ˈinfəntrē/
noun
soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.
"the infantry advanced at sunrise"
Definitions from Oxford Languages