You called your M-14 a gun? You must not have been in the military. Some DI just rolled over in the grave to show you his gun.
Sorry, but I have too many memories of DI's yelling at us, "It is a rifle, or a weapon, but it is not a gun. This is your rifle and this is your gun. This is for killing and this is for fun!" I just can't help but wince when someone calls their rifle a gun.