ajridgedell
Well-Known Member
When I found out that AR stood for Armalite, I stopped calling my rifles "AR's". Why? Because it is not accurate names for those rifles. That is a trademark name, which makes it worse. It's like calling any cola soda a "Coke." Is it incorrectly done all the time? Sure! It is still incorrect.
As the American lexicon gets further watered down to make it easier for lazy people to speak; so goes the accurate use of the language.
If the irony is lost on the fact that the chief officer for the biggest police force in the state is incorrectly detailing the parts of the firearm used to commit an unlawful act, then I suppose if he refers to the blade of a knife as the "sharp part" that will be ok too.
How about if doctors start referring to your heart as the "blood pumping thing-a-ma-jig?" Scientist start calling "Heavy water" from a nuclear reactor, the "green liquid from the Simpson's cartoon?"
What do you call your "ARs"? Semiautomatic rifle? Sporting rifle? 223? or by the model name the manufacturer gives? i.e.: xm-15? I guess the latter would be the most correct.
