This is a great read.
I once got into an argument with a know-it-all hoplophobe at my brother's house who claimed that all you had to do to convert an AK rifle from semi to full-auto was file down "some part". I asked if he meant the sear. "I guess so."
I then proceeded to educate him that the only thing you would get with a filed-down sear on an AK was an inoperable weapon. That really ticked him off so he did the usual liberal thing and started ad hominem attacks on me, the NRA, the Republican Party, and every other group he did not agree with.
He really went bonkers when I pressed him about whether or not he had ever handled or discharged any type of firearm. Things were getting really interesting when my sister-in-law put a stop to our "discussion".
Don't you just love gun-haters? They are so easy to discredit.
You do realize that, in his mind, he won that argument?
All it takes is a length of a steel wire [large paper clip would do] to tie the rear hammer hook of AK47 in the depressed [backward] position. If only the front hammer hook is operational, then one has an illegal machine gun. Your hoplophobe was ignorant and illiterate, that's all.
I have found this type of reaction rather common in liberals where I live. They have not applied any thought to the opinions they espouse, and when politely challenged with questions and facts the usual reaction is angry defensiveness. It is a breath of fresh air to find a liberal who will engage in thoughtful discussion. I have encountered only a small handful since I moved here.