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If I remember the argument correctly, just the existence of the "bad" features is enough. That it is "switched-off" is irrelevant.
..once a machine gun, always a machine gun...
..once a machine gun, always a machine gun...
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Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle- Ghandi, Mohandas (The Blunders of the World)Rights without responsibilities- Ghandi, Arun -
It should be noted that the SKS has a gas tube shut-off switch, which can render the rifle inoperable as a semi-auto. A pull of the charging handle is necessary to fire each round. It is still considered a semi-auto rifle however.sigpic
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms, disarm only those who are neither inclined, nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants. They serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1764
*Excerpts from "On Crimes and Punishment" by Cesare BeccariaComment
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