May 2008 • Issue 411



The language of gun culture...

by Mitchell & Richardson

deterrent
n. exponential effect of buying a bigger weapon than the other person
drive-by
n. quick killing for those people who haven’t got time for a proper murder
Heston
v. to remove from cold dead fingers
NRA
n. village idiots’ society
rap-music
n. music that takes the blame for all gun-related crimes
silencer
n. someone who shoots people who talk
oxymoron
gun controls



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