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Originally Posted by willravel
A gun is a weapon. You can play with weapons, a la Cromp, but that doesn't make it any less of a weapon. A shovel is a tool, a sandwich is food, and a gun is a weapon. It's really that simple.
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Don't make me argue against the sandwich. I'll do it!
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Define: "Weapon" 1. An instrument of attack or defense against an adversary.
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"Play." I play with guns? "Play." Wait a friggin' second.
Thing is: Homie don't play that. I engage in a sporting activity as fun and dangerous as motorcycle racing, full contact martial arts, or driving a souped up Eclipse.
Attitudes that gun owners "play" with their firearms is part of the problem here. I'm highly responsible with firearms and always follow the firearm commandments of "Thou shalt not point a gun at that which thou doesn't wish to destroy." and "Thou shalt not place thine finger upon thy trigger lest thou wishes the firearm to discharge." I was a part of a profession that required me to carry quite a few devastating weapons (heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and anti-tank rockets, for example) and I take their power seriously and respect them. Kids play with action figures. Responsible adults don't play with guns. Ya won't see me around my apartment pretending to be Rambo. I have a gun safe where my sporting firearms are locked up when they're not being maintained or used. I don't cuddle them or have a special pillow for them, but I could be persuaded if someone wants to buy me a S&W 629. When I engage in lawfully carrying a concealed firearm for personal defense it remains concealed. Where's the playing here?
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Originally Posted by PFC Victor Gomoimunn, Afghanistan, 2006
I can't play with that, Sarge... it doesn't have tits.
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