Raise Rifle-Buying Age To 21?
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 8 months ago
The latest citizen disarmament plot currently being hatched will raise the minimum age for rifle purchases to 21. While some are specifically calling out semi-automatic rifles, others want it all. Such plans are gaining traction at the state and federal level by no shortage of Democrat opportunists and “bipartisan” Republican panderers, including Sen. Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump.
An interesting article over at Firearms News notes Audie Murphy would have been deemed “too young” to be trusted with a rifle at the time his legendary heroics earned him recognition as the most decorated combat soldier of WWII.
But wait, the emperor-god Trump wants it, so it must be good, or he must be lying, or he must be playing 4-D chess while everyone else is playing checkers, or something else, it can’t really be that Trump didn’t keep his promises to be pro-gun, can it?
Yea, sign me up for opposition to said stupidity, but you knew that already.
On a different subject entirely, David has a great idea for a new gun law. I support this one. Don’t look for it in the bills on the House or Senate web site though.
On March 4, 2018 at 10:59 pm, Heywood said:
Go over to BillWhittle.com and watch the “Right Angle” episode on Coward County Jackass Israel. Scott Ott has one of the best lines…you want guns to be safe, put them in the hands of a Broward County Sheriff where you can be assured they won’t be discharged!
On March 5, 2018 at 1:37 pm, Scott said:
This is tongue in cheek, but if our kids are so willing to give up their 2nd amendment rights until the age of 21, then maybe they need to give up other rights that they have at age 18 such as the right to vote. Hey, 21 is the new 18 anyway, and maybe it’s the new 15. And they are on mom’s insurance until 26, and she is cooking their meals and making their beds until 29 anyway. Seriously though, this discussion of age 21 as a minimum purchasing age has no merit unless voting age, draft age, and other adult considerations of age also move up to 21.
On March 5, 2018 at 2:49 pm, Henry said:
This burns me. I grew up in the generation that fought for adult privileges being granted to the 18-21 age group that already had adult responsibilities. Now these snowflakes are begging for the government to infantilize them again.