Posted on 07/14/2022 2:03:46 PM PDT by conservative98
The Associated Press announced an update to its stylebook Wednesday, advising journalists to quit using phrases like “assault rifle” or “assault weapon.”
The AP tweeted the update, noting, “The preferred term for a rifle that fires one bullet each time the trigger is pulled, and automatically reloads for a subsequent shot, is a semi-automatic rifle. An automatic rifle continuously fires rounds if the trigger is depressed and until its ammunition is exhausted.”
The update continues: “Avoid assault rifle and assault weapon, which are highly politicized terms that generally refer to AR- or AK-style rifles designed for the civilian market, but convey very little meaning about the actual function of the weapon.”
The Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb responded to the AP’s focus on changing terminology on semiautomatic rifles, saying, “It’s about time the media realized the terms ‘assault rifle’ and ‘assault weapon’ are inflammatory and meaningless. Those terms have become part of the gun prohibition lobby’s lexicon, and unfortunately, journalists across the country have been all-too-willing to adopt their vocabulary and repeatedly use it in their reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
winning
The Bird is the Word, Bird Bird Bird
Interesting move by the Asspress word commandants. Do they realize how much people hate them?
...quit using Democrat talking point.
Am I mistaken or did Congress just ban those?
Did the AP bump it’s head?
Too bad about Cowboy and Doc and Eightball
They need to stop using the term pro-choice and instead call it PRO-ABORTION!
Also need to stop using the term “anti-abortion” and instead call it PRO-LIFE!
Is insurrection on the list?
I’m not sure if the Left could report gun news without using
the term ‘assault weapon’ at least five times during the
article.
Dear AP
Too f*#!& late.
Ya all done waved your tallywhackers in front of God and everybody.
You have zero credit and zero possibility of regaining trust.
Just
Go
Home.
P.s. MSM
We hate your guts
And will never forget
who and what you are and what you’ve done.
No, but they want to
Someone is finally explaining it to the sh*theads.
Wut? The AssPress is having remorse over politicized leftist terms?
What world did I wake up in this morning?
Winning?...not necessarily.
New preferred terminology includes “rifle”.
Sloe Xoe has stated that he wants to go after hunting rifles.
Wait for the unexpected consequences before you declare victory. These guys never give up.
....agree....!! and when will these cement-heads recognize that the “A” in AR-15 does NOT stand for “assault” but stands for the company that developed that platform - “Armalite”....
My Radikal NK-1 with slug shot thanks them?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.