This is #English #英語学習 material and a shining lesson in two wrongs don't make a right, Gun Control Edition.
In the middle of trying to one-up Rep. Cori Bush, I quote "First, there’s no such thing as an “assault rifle,” so since they don’t exist, you can’t ban them."
In the middle of trying to one-up Rep. Cori Bush, I quote "First, there’s no such thing as an “assault rifle,” so since they don’t exist, you can’t ban them."
There's a big problem. It has long been argued/ shouted that "assault weapons" is a made-up term constituting what politicians find sufficiently scary, or enthusiasts find sufficiently cool and desirable.
This is emphatically not true with the term "assault rifle".
This is emphatically not true with the term "assault rifle".
Assault rifles have existed in warfare for a long time, but came into greater use and fame after WWII. Examples include the AK-47 and M-16 (+ variants). So yes, assault RIFLE is a valid term...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_r…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_r…
Clearly the person trying to one-up Rep. Bush thought he was citing the much-repeated "There is no such thing as an assault weapon, you can't define it," but accidentally, and with sloppiness aforethought, made the same argument about "assault rifle", a real, actual thing.
The linguistic and life lesson from this is to be careful who you try and punk, for the ox you gore might be your own.
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