Mr. K - I can read. You called it an automatic weapon. I was merely, and politely, correcting you. Personal preference is fine. I prefer semi-autos to revolvers, although I have a couple of revolvers that I really enjoy shooting (.44 special, to be exact).
I truly doubt you are too stupid to have one. Being scared of something is often based on a bad experience or lack of experience. Either way, it’s your choice and you are being a responsible gun owner. Thank you for that.
Actually... You’re the one making the error. The .45 is called the “.45 automatic” and “ACP” stands for Automatic Colt Pistol. Nobody calls it the 1911 “semi-auto”.
The distinction between full and semi auto are about the type of weapon, but the name of the pistol is still just “automatic”. It is needlessly trivial to insist on the semi designation for every auto loading pistol. It refers to the way the mechanism self-loads with every shot. All self-loading pistols are commonly referred to as “autos”.
Give the guy a break. Back in the day, when I was much younger, every gun owner I knew(and I knew a lot of them)referred to the 1911 type firearms as "automatics". They all knew they were semis but we all used the term automatic.
We were well aware of the difference between full auto and semi-auto.
Perhaps Mr. K grew up in the same atmosphere. I STILL refer to semis(pistols, not rifles) as automatics when discussing firearms.
BTW, Mr. K, I also prefer revolvers but for different reasons than yours.
Both of you have a good day.