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I really don't want to wade into this debate, but I'm really confused by how you are using "gun" and "rifle" here. "Rifle" us a strict subset of "gun" in my vo
by vonmoltke 7y ago
I really don't want to wade into this debate, but I'm really confused by how you are using "gun" and "rifle" here. "Rifle" us a strict subset of "gun" in my vocabulary.
- chrisseaton 7y agoA gun is a shotgun, a canon, something that fires shot or a shell, that kind of thing. A rifle has rifling and fires a bullet. It's technical, but we're talking about laws so the technicalities matter. In the UK a licence for a gun, such as a shotgun, is 'shall-issue' to use terminology the US is familiar with. They need a reason to deny - you don't need a reason to be approved.