“Assault Weapon” is a Useless and LOADED Term

In this video I review the term “assault weapon” and a few of it’s most popular definitions. The term means so many different things, and it is thrown around irresponsibly without much clarity being added to the discussion at hand.

To use any term that is so emotionally loaded comes off as disingenuous to me, and my recommendation is to ask for help and do your homework when entering into conversations where you can’t be precise. If we’re talking about second amendment rights, or the right to self defense, avoiding future mass shootings, etc. we need to be clear on our language.

How we discuss assault weapons or assault rifles is going to guide policy discussion. If we don’t know what they are, or if we are leading others into a rhetorical trap, that should be avoided.