What's in a name?? Maybe time to change...

[RSarge]

The NRA just posted this article about DHS aquiring 7000 select fire PDWs (Personal Defense Weapons), Good enough for them but not us??

Since the public sees AR-15 and Assault Weapon as synonymous maybe it's time for us to do like DHS and call them Personal Defense Weapons too.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...sonal-defense/

[Big A]

I like the way you think...

[rdbse]

Excellent first post. I am fed up with this political BS.

[RSarge]

Excellent first post. I am fed up with this political BS.

Thanks, I am going to try it right now on my wife, she just got home so I am going to mention that I am going to buy another PDW and see how she responds....

[wideglide]

This definitely weakens the liberal anti gun argument. DHS not only defined them as good for home defense but added the select fire to the mix.

[nml]

Weakens the argument implies they had one to begin with. Let's face it, if a good number of Americans fail to see that every major proponent of so-called "gun control" happens to have an armed 24/7 security detail, this won't open their eyes. You're either capable of critical thought or you're not.

[SteyrAUG]

I always liked Sport Utility Rifle.

[Mauser KAR98K]

I always enjoyed Home and Homeland Defense Rifle.

[BrigandTwoFour]

I've always liked Sport Utility Rifle as well.

As much as I think the PDW angle could work in our favor, I don't think it's technically correct. As much as we all harp on the other side for getting the assault rifle terminology wrong, I don't think we should co-opt a term that has an accepted definition already (to describe short barreled automatic rifles).

[Kfgk14]

I call 'em none of anyone's ****ing business, when gun-grabbing statist ****s ask me. Sorry, no apologies, it's an AR. That's the terminology, not changing it