On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:43:59 GMT, FDR wrote:

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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So, because the army has a slang definition of the word "gun", you
deduce that that's the defining factor? I see you also don't understand
the first thing about firearms, language, or the army.

The Army refers to it's weapons as pistol or rifle. Gun is considered slang
and not much appreciated.

The army has more weapons than just pistols and rifles. Did you have a
point with this little aside, or are you just wasting (more) bits?