Arms is actually very specific. The other possibility is artillery. The distinction is arms are designed to be carried and operated by one person, and the target is one person rather than materiel. This distinction gets blurred because very quickly ship owners were allowed cannons.
So rpgs and tanks could be argued to be off limits for us. Select fire, not so much.
Arms is actually very specific. The other possibility is artillery. The distinction is arms are designed to be carried and operated by one person, and the target is one person rather than materiel. This distinction gets blurred because very quickly ship owners were allowed cannons.
So rpgs and tanks could be argued to be off limits for us. Select fire, not so much.
Where do you see that usage / abbreviation in the colonial era?