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Re: Permanent means forever
Posted by bdk on Thu Nov 08, 2001 04:30:47 PM
In reply top Re: American warbirds to be permanently grounded/Destroyed? posted by Steve Young on Thu Nov 08, 2001 09:12:06 AM
: However, anyone who knows anything about aircraft knows th
: at such action is NOT irreversible - Lancaster PA474 had i
: t's main spar replaced a few years ago, and I understand t
: hat TFC's Mosquito could easily have it's sawn-through mai
: n spar repaired. Expensive remedies in both cases, but ach
: ievable.
A demilitarized machine gun welded back together is still a machine gun. They would just require that you demilitarize it again, and put you in jail for remilitarizing a prohibited piece of "significant military equipment."
Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to jail...
A freedom lost is seldom regained. To quote
Ronald Reagan (1964 Barry Goldwater speech):
"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size, so government programs once launched never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth....."