2776 To the morons saying "Abolish The Police" This is what happens to a country, when the police turn a blind eye to crime. Get rid of the men who bring law and order, then you get this... (media.patriots.win) posted 313 days ago by Based_In_Phx 313 days ago by Based_In_Phx +2776 / -0 171 comments share 171 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (171) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 3 ▼ – Isolated_Patriot 3 points 313 days ago +3 / -0 An assault is an action, a weapon is an object. Unless the object is used in the action, it's a misnomer. Hit a guy with a pipe? That is now an assault weapon. Have a second pipe that was never used? Not an assault weapon. It's just a pipe. The assault is the crime, not the weapon. Calling all weapons crimes is just newspeak. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Toohershat 1 point 313 days ago +1 / -0 That's a good point to consider. Would you just call them semi automatic rifles? permalink parent save report block reply
An assault is an action, a weapon is an object. Unless the object is used in the action, it's a misnomer.
Hit a guy with a pipe? That is now an assault weapon. Have a second pipe that was never used? Not an assault weapon. It's just a pipe.
The assault is the crime, not the weapon. Calling all weapons crimes is just newspeak.
That's a good point to consider. Would you just call them semi automatic rifles?