I've thought about this ...

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... many a time:

This a common “language error” that so many people innocently make. It is part of the brainwashing that has been happening for years. A gun is NOT A WEAPON unless it is used offensively or in a rare case, defensively.  That is something Dave Tomlinson (Former President of the National Firearms Association – may he Rest in Peace) and I tried to impress upon our people way back in 1979 when C-51 came into being and the media started to use the offensive word “weapons” when referring to sports shooters, hunters, collectors and other lawful uses of firearms.  “We must control weapons” was and is the mantra.

 But I've not thought about it this in depth.

Jeff Goldstein has long been a beacon of warning about how the Left first takes over and redefines the language and terms that define the debate. And then we lose more freedom.

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