HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE

[55spartan]

For all my 2nd amendment friends, I want you to start using this term in place of assault rifle. HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE. Assault means to attack, defense to defend. I do not have a rifle to attack anyone but I do have one to defend my family, myself, my values, and my country. Do NOT let the liberals brand or change the meaning of what you really have by calling it assault anymore. Typical liberal tactic, control the words to control the definition, and thereby change the meaning. When conversing with liberals or for that matter anyone from this point forward, you do not have an assault rifle, you have a HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE. After all that is what it really is.

 

[Bill of Rights]

For all my 2nd amendment friends, I want you to start using this term in place of assault rifle. HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE. Assault means to attack, defense to defend. I do not have a rifle to attack anyone but I do have one to defend my family, myself, my values, and my country. Do NOT let the liberals brand or change the meaning of what you really have by calling it assault anymore. Typical liberal tactic, control the words to control the definition, and thereby change the meaning. When conversing with liberals or for that matter anyone from this point forward, you do not have an assault rifle, you have a HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE. After all that is what it really is.

You have my attention. I like your idea.
Rep inbound.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[KG1]

Makes sense. I believe the Dept. of Homeland Security concurs with your assessment as well.

I remember reading something about them putting out something to their employees stating that the AR platform is suitable as a home defense firearm.

 

[Slapstick]

Makes sense. I believe the Dept. of Homeland Defense concurs with your assessment as well.

I remember reading something about them putting out something to their employees stating that the AR platform is suitable as a home defense firearm.

Yes DHS placed an order for 7000 M4's calling then Personal Defense Weapons. My semi auto is an "Assault weapon" their full auto capable is a "Personal Defense Weapon" I say that everyone should be able to own a Personal Defense Weapon as defined by DHS's.

 

[SIGnature45]

My homeland defense rifle is my go-to gun hanging on the wall. If I have children in the future I hope they grow up to experience the same peace of mind I do from the 2nd amendment. I hope they are allowed to own their own homeland defense rifles. I fear what the government is trying to do in the next year alone, not to mention 10 or 20 years from now. If we let this trend of the government thinking they can slowly take away our rights now, they will continue taking a little more and more until we are left with nothing. I fear for the safety of our citizens and their right to protect themselves in the year to come. It must stop now. Every honest, non-criminal, tax paying citizen should always be allowed to own their own homeland defense rifle with as many rounds in the magazine they feel are needed for their safety and the safety of their family.

 

[RustyHornet]

I like this idea. I started to call them battle rifles, but even that they can twist anyway they want to. Homeland Defense Rifle it is! Wonder if we can get the media to use the term?

 

[Dr_O]

I thought the spin doctors had already changed it to 'Modern Sporting Rifle'.

 

[sparkyfender]

It would all be up to the media in order for this to take hold, as the majority of citizens are not "gun"people.

I don't see them neutering their catch phrases that demonize guns, as that is what is on their agenda..........

 

[cbseniour]

Good post and great logic.

 

[Joq867]

^^^^^^^^
Lets hope logic can work on them.

 

[Jarhead77]

I like it. Thanks for posting the idea. I'm going to go out and practice with my Homeland Defense Rifle today... Has a nice, down home feel.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Still sets them apart, making them their own "class" of weapon. Why not just call them "rifles" and stop trying to differentiate them from other rifles?

 

[jfw46544]

Rep'ed you and also doing a copy and paste for my friends across the country that are not on the board. I hope that you don't mind. Sending the link along also.

Let's get the word out!!

 

[thatgtrguy]

Still sets them apart, making them their own "class" of weapon. Why not just call them "rifles" and stop trying to differentiate them from other rifles?

+1

 

[ghostdncr]

Still sets them apart, making them their own "class" of weapon. Why not just call them "rifles" and stop trying to differentiate them from other rifles?

Know thy enemy, and adopt his tactics you see to be effective.

"Homeland Defense Rifle" has stuck in my brain like a splinter. Great job, Spartan!

 

[Tanfodude]

Department of Homeland Security: Sport rifle (AR-15) “suitable for personal defense” (Updates) | Radio Vice Online

 

[55spartan]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I welcome anyone who wants to share this to please do wherever they think it will do some good.
We have to start somewhere to change people's minds, it sure wouldn't hurt to try to get the TRUTH out there.

 

[VN Vet]

I will support the HDR Request.

Kinda like the Jeff Cooper Scout Rifle: the one rifle-one cartridge-multipurpose 308 Win. Scout Rifle. So does the HDR in many cartridges: hunting, sporting, home defense and homeland defense, a near perfect rifle.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Know thy enemy, and adopt his tactics you see to be effective.

"Homeland Defense Rifle" has stuck in my brain like a splinter. Great job, Spartan!

My point is it still makes them a special class, and they will continue to be debated as such even if the new terminology were to take hold. The same arguments apply if you call them assault rifles, military-style rifles, battle rifles, or whatever.

Referring to your AR-15 in the same way you'd refer to a Savage 16 eliminates those arguments. 'No one uses a "homeland defense rifle" for hunting' or 'no one needs as much firepower as a "homeland defense rifle" has' becomes 'no one uses a rifle for hunting' and 'no one needs as much firepower as a rifle has.'

Much easier for fence sitters and the uninformed see that the argument is bunk as they remember grandpa hunting with a rifle, etc.

 

[55spartan]

I respect your opinion and see where you are coming from, but disagree. How many people out there remember grandpa hunting with a rifle? Fewer and fewer each year. Why? Because fence sitting is what we HAVE done is American's favorite past time, that is why the left's agenda is so far advanced. No sir, I believe we have to take pride in our weapon and our right to keep and bear it. I will stick with Homeland Defense Rifle to describe what it is there for. It sure isn't there to assault anyone. As true as your statement is, it won't work. IMHO

By the way some of you have mentioned using Home Defense Rifle instead of Homeland. The reason I like Homeland is this is my HOMELAND and worth defending just like our forefathers did, they didn't just defend their house. I will not let the government take that term away from me with "Homeland Security" which is a total misnomer coming from them. We are the TRUE defenders of this precious Homeland.