Firearms Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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gun-grabber n. I read in the paper that John Kerry was out goose hunting trying to convince gun owners he isn’t a gun grabber. If Americans fall for that lie, our goose is cooked. Kerry has never had a positive vote for America’s gun owners or the Second Amendment. [English United States Firearms Derogatory] [full cite] (Dec. 15, 2004)

Gunchester n. In Manchester, the killing of school boy Jessie James in September 2006 prompted a gun amnesty which netted more than 400 weapons. But despite shaking off its “Gunchester” reputation of the mid-90s, the city still has a gang population which is seduced by the image of the gun. [English United Kingdom Firearms Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 2007)

gunpoint v. One that I’ve heard several times, but never seen in print is the verb gunpoint, as in: “He came up to my car window, gunpointed me, and told me to get out and surrender my keys.” It’s economical, instantly comprehensible, and graphic—better than: “pointed a gun at me…” [English South Africa Firearms] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

gunpoint v. I’ve wandered Cape Town and Phnom Penh with a bucket load of camera gear with nary a scratch to show for it—but got gunpointed in broad daylight in downtown Asuncion. [English Firearms] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

gunpoint v. If you were gunpointed to do your job, would you refuse? Just compare the execution style carried out by the Chines a couple years ago. [English Firearms] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

harvester n. Four or five men in tracksuits got out and opened their car boots. They pulled out belt-fed BKC machineguns, a weapon known in Iraq as “the harvester” for its ability to kill lots of people quickly. [English Firearms Military Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 27, 2007)

lead snowstorm n. The 4-inch by 5-inch film can be wrapped in a plastic bag and placed inside an animal that has been gutted. In the case of a questionable archery kill, troopers can put the film inside a gutted animal and shoot a picture of the wound. If the deer or elk was shot by a firearm, there will be traces of lead or the copper jacketing of the bullet. Even if the hunter is careful to remove the bullet, some lead depositions, which forensics experts call the snowstorm effect, will remain. If the Polaroid film shows a lead snowstorm, the trooper will place a medical quality 11-by-14 inch film sheet on the ground and expose it with X-ray for evidence to use in court. [English Firearms Police] [full cite] (Sep. 19, 2006)

lob bomb n. The military refers to it as an IRAM. I think it’s “improvised rocket-assisted mortar” or something—some ridiculous term like that. But we refer to it as a “lob bomb,” because they use a truck and a ramp-type device to just drive up outside the wall of a FOB and just knock it—pretty much just throw it sloppy over the side. [English Firearms Military] [full cite] (Jul. 16, 2008)

pay-per-view slaughter n. Technology that enables people to stalk online and kill real prey has alarmed hunters and lawmakers intent on pre-emptively blocking the practice. About two dozen states already have outlawed the method, which the Humane Society of the United States calls pay-per-view slaughter. [English Firearms Online] [full cite] (Mar. 10, 2007)

plinker n. The Storm is also available in larger calibres, up to a .45 pistol round, but the rifle is clearly not designed for taking down moose. Some target shooters refer to it as a “plinker.” [English Firearms] [full cite] (Feb. 12, 2007)

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