The "Weapons of War" big lie

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The "Weapons of War" big lie

Posted on October 14, 2013

NRA-ILA | The "Weapons of War" big lie

"Weapons of war."
That's the latest word picture painted by the gun ban crowd to scare the public into supporting all manner of gun control.

"Weapons of war" is a term especially designed to divide gun owners.
Unless we each educate less politically astute friends, it might just work.

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[AMProducts]

It's important to remember that anything can be used as a weapon of war...

Preparations for the genocide

The killing was well organized by the government.[2] When it started, the Rwandan militia numbered around 30,000, or one militia member for every ten families. It was organized nationwide, with representatives in every neighborhood. Some militia members were able to acquire AK-47 assault rifles by completing requisition forms. Other weapons, such as grenades, required no paperwork and were widely distributed by the government. Many members of the Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi were armed only with machetes. Even after the 1993 peace agreement signed in Arusha, businessmen close to General Habyarimana imported 581,000 machetes from China[23] for Hutu use in killing Tutsi, because machetes were cheaper than guns.[24] In a 2000 news story, The Guardian reported, "The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, played a leading role in supplying weapons to the Hutu regime which carried out a campaign of genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. As Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, Boutros-Ghali facilitated an arms deal in 1990, which was to result in $26 million (£18m) of mortar bombs, rocket launchers, grenades and ammunition being flown from Cairo to Rwanda. The arms were used by Hutus in attacks which led to up to a million deaths."[25]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide

Even language:

Lexington: The war of the words | The Economist

 

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Modern sporting rifles: Recent survey casts doubt on anti-gun claims | Human Events

http://www.humanevents.com/2013/10/...recent-survey-casts-doubt-on-anti-gun-claims/

 

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Pppfftt.... I AM a weapon of war. (Just add water, then piss on my boots to activate)

 

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Pppfftt.... I AM a weapon of war. (Just add water, then piss on my boots to activate)

 

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I made this point back in April with a promotional piece I made (see link below).

The NRA is a little late to the game on this topic (or they're finally catching up on copying my work).

Weapons of War? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!