I'm not referring to constitutional rights, I am referring to this stupid idea that because someone uses a word in a manner someone may disagree with, then the whole argument is wrong.  In regards to guns, I see it most often in the misuse of clip vs magazine, where if someone calls a magazine a clip, then that is where the discussion ends up, every single time.  I see it in regards to people referring to  anti-Muslim bigotry as racism, where conservatives will ask, "what race is Muslim", and on and on.

I agree with you, if you don't want to own a gun, don't own one, but the problem is that I see this especially with conservatives, where they will derail any discussion they are losing by trying to parse individual words.  That is what I was suggesting he avoid.  He may truly feel guns are dangerous, but as soon as he goes down that road, that is what many on here will jump on, rather than any other point he may be trying to make.

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