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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's either unsafe or it's operable

An operable firearm is inherently unsafe, they fling lead at high speeds, that's kinda the whole point

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was moreso speaking in the context of it wearing down over time like that, but I didn't really articulate that

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

In the aviation world we say airworthy, unairworthy, and cannot possibly fly. There's a difference between "the fuel gauge is broken" and "the left wing is missing."