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shawn1122@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Yes, thats part of the why but it’s still odd culturally from the perspective of the rest of the world especially since what you’re describing occurred 100+ years ago and the terminology has likely only persusted because of the US’ gun obsession.

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shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

only persisted because

That is a wild stretch of imagination. Loads of things we say, across all countries and languages, persist for centuries after losing their original meanings.

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- shawn1122@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.
  
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