Gun Control & RKBA

ManiacJoe

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15. You have the right idea.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 01:55 PM

Jun 2014

School shooting: shooting involving students and/or faculty on campus during classes or activities.

Shooting at a school: shooting that takes place within the bounds of school property outside of school hours. For example, in the school parking lot at 9pm.

Yes, "assault weapons" and "assault rifles" are two different things. Every definition of "assault weapon" ever imagined purposely excludes assault rifles from the classification.

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Do you perceive a difference? [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 OP

Yes, I do perceive a difference. edgineered Jun 2014 #1

Actually... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #2

OK, now I click the pass button, edgineered Jun 2014 #3

Cool discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #4

They mean two different things. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #5

Oh what? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #10

You have the right idea. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #15

re: Every definition of "assault weapon"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #17

Looking for technical accuracy in the disinterested media ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #19

Not disinterested. blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #20

As I quote... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #22

totally different Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #6

For the most part... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #11

One key element is how the sentence is "framed" so to speak. blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #7

Agreed n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #12

Users' intended meaning, IMO: "Mass shooting at a K-12 school during school hours, children killed." NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #8

Sad commentary. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #13

In terms of the FBI's four-or-more murdered, how many school Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #9

I'm not sure discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #14

The reason I asked is because the knife/gun mass murder in CA Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #21

I don't know about "school shootings" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #23

Just what is the issue? Warring enemies seems good enough at this point. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #24

Which issue? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #25

2A defenders are left with the task of defining issues & problems Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #28

A tough job but someone has to do it. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #29

Heh. A topic worthy of talk since Sandy Hook: Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #30

Terminology discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2014 #31

If a drug deal goes bad at 11pm Saturday in the parking lot of an out-of-session school... krispos42 Jun 2014 #16

Agreed n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #18

At one time, there were thousands of school shootings all over America every day. beevul Jun 2014 #26

I participated in a few discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #27