Gun Jargon

ANGUAGES change and develop as man improves upon his various inventions, including firearms. This can become a problem in publishing, especially since most firearm literature entering Southern Africa in recent decades has been American. Formerly we locals followed British terminology. It becomes necessary to settle on fixed terms for various items so that the subjects under discussion are always clear to our readers. This can be tricky, as so many terms have been incorrectly used for so long that they have become part of the lingua franca (I doubt we will ever persuade newspapers of firearm.