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Shabbat Pico’n

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asked 2 years ago

If I carry a weapon on Shabbat (when I’m not on alert or anything, but at home when I go out) due to the security situation, am I allowed to adjust the sight of the weapon to the daytime position so that if, God forbid, a terrorist malfunctions, he can neutralize it quickly and not waste time adjusting the sight to the daytime position? (The operation of the sight involves an electrical operation.)

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מיכי Staff answered 2 years ago
If there is no tangible danger and you are not on duty, then in my opinion it is forbidden. Brandishing a weapon is not forbidden for men even without danger (because it is a piece of jewelry for them), and even if it is considered forbidden, it is a prohibition imposed by the rabbis. On the other hand, operating an electrical mechanism (in my opinion, it is a prohibition from the Torah) is not permitted except in a tangible situation.

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הרב שליט"א replied 2 years ago

I understand that according to most jurists, electricity is a slander
If you change it, it's already 2 slanders
In a place of even a remote doubt of saving lives and the incompetence of a weapon carrier, certainly in wartime, I think it's permissible and in great honor.

Therefore, changing the direction of the slander

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