Okay, but I'm not advocating that. My point is that they're being weasels. They're setting the stage so that they can work on things that anyone with a modera

Okay, but I'm not advocating that. My point is that they're being weasels. They're setting the stage so that they can work on things that anyone with a moderately flexible would view would qualify as "weapons", while hiding behind "it's not technically a gun or a missile". I'm with you. I think weapons are important. I don't like double-speak, though.