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2016-07-10 08:24:58 Post No. 30568573
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2016-07-10 08:24:58
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Pet peeve about firearm posts: Please don't say that you are "shooting" a "gun" when you mean to communicate that you are FIRING a RIFLE, a PISTOL or a REVOLVER.
Even the most raw recruit learns the vocabulary in the first day that he is issued with a firearm.
You SHOOT a target or you SHOOT another object, which on some (very) rare occasion may be a firearm, perhaps in another person's grip. It's only been shot if the round hits it. You would never purposely shoot your own weapon.
A gun is generally a weapon that requires a crew to operate, not a single operator. Even though pistols and revolvers have rifled barrels, they have descriptions that roll easily off the tongue. Say "gun" if you must, even in a setting that's supposed to be educational or at least, informative and we can overlook it.
But please don't say you are "shooting" it. That's just crass.
