According to most journalists, what you have there is a “concealed semi-automatic assault pistol”.
Sometimes I wonder if a good guffaw at these fools would do more good than drawing ourselves up to our full height and getting all huffy.
I do think we would profit from putting a more positive face on militia. This is your neighbor or mine who is willing to take a risk in order to stop a danger to families and neighborhoods. In many cases, more risk than most modern cops want to take. (We won’t “shoot first and ask questions later” nearly as often, partly because we know we are going to be hyper-accountable. Lazy, easy shootings, other than by criminals who know they are criminals, are generally perpetrated by our modern cowardly police.) Don’t be afraid to tread on toes with the truth. it might get you knocked back in the short run. In the long run, you are going to get choruses of Amens like you would not believe.
“concealed semi-automatic assault pistol”
And my favorite, “...loaded with “live” ammunition...”