I was getting caught up on some podcasts last week and heard mention of Alan Korwin's Politically Correct Glossary for Gun owners.
I've been perusing it and thought it was good enough that everyone on this forum should read it.
POLITICALLY CORRECTED Glossary of Terms
And in PDF (
http://gunlaws.com/pdf/PC%27d_Glossary_New.pdf)
It specifically mentions how we as gun owners and freedom loving individuals should change our language to be more pro-active when we talk about the Bill of Rights and our support of them.
Here's a quick taste:
I won't post it all out of respect for Mr. Korwin's work.
Quote:
Part One -- The Concept
Certain words hurt you when you talk about your rights and liberties. People who would deny your rights have done a good job of manipulating the language so far.
Without even realizing it, you're probably using terms that actually help the people who want to disarm you.
To preserve, protect and defend your rights in the critical debate on where power should reside in America, you need effective word choices. Try out some of the ideas in this chart the next time you deal with this subject.
Then just give it a rest and watch where it goes. You'll hear their litany, replete with flaws. Don't rebut, seize the moment, listen hard and learn -- then just raise an eyebrow and think, "How 'bout that. Feller doesn't even own a gun. It takes all kinds." Then talk about something else. And boy, does the disjoint hang in their craw.
They want you to say (and you lose if you say): |It's better to say
(and they lose if you say):
pro gun| pro rights
gun control | crime control
anti-gun movement | anti-self-defense movement
semiautomatic handgun |sidearm
concealed carry |carry or right to carry
assault or lethal weapon |household firearms
saturday night specials |racist gun laws
junk guns | the affordability issue
high capacity magazines | full capacity magazines
Second Amendment | Bill of Rights
the powerful gun lobby| civil rights organizations
common sense legislation |dangerous utopian
ideas
reasonable gun controls | victim disarmament
gun control laws |infringement laws
anti gun |anti-gun bigot
anti gun | anti-gun prejudice
anti gun |anti rights
|
Check out the link...
We should see more posts titled Politician's attack on the Bill of Rights and less Politician attack's 2nd Amendment Rights.
We should all study this carefully so that we don't unknowingly help those that are opposed to freedom and the Bill of Rights.
Let's not give the anti rights bigots any more fodder.
Some of these are new ones on me so I appreciate it.
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