Definitions change, laws change, as society changes. An old and probably apocryphal (or at least widly inaccurate) story from somewhere in England tells of a bloke who was stopped by a policeman for some offence or other. The guy declared the arrest invalid as the officer was walking on the pavement (or sidewalk if you insist) in contravention of some obscure but unrepealed law. The officer them immediately hit him with a charge of not carrying a sword, in contravention of some other old law. My point is that laws must evolve or else fall by the wayside as they lose relevance with the society that spawned them.
However, making something legal does not necessarily make it compulsory. Around here it is currently illegal to own a firearm outside of certain very specific situations. If the law was changed tomorrow and gun ownership was legalised, does that mean I would have to rush out and stock up on UZIs and automatic shotguns? Similarly, if same-sex marriage was fully legalised, would I have to rush out to a gay bar and flash my ass(ets)?
However, making something legal does not necessarily make it compulsory. Around here it is currently illegal to own a firearm outside of certain very specific situations. If the law was changed tomorrow and gun ownership was legalised, does that mean I would have to rush out and stock up on UZIs and automatic shotguns? Similarly, if same-sex marriage was fully legalised, would I have to rush out to a gay bar and flash my ass(ets)?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'