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RE: Changing The Legal Age To Buy A Rifle....Good or Bad Idea?

in #gunlaws7 years ago

As someone who just turned 20, I think this debate is really salient to me. It seems strange that we don't standardize on one age of majority like you said about the army vs private ownership. As it stands, you cannot buy a pistol until 21 so to me that reads "you can defend yourself at home with a long gun, but even if you want to do so legally, you can shove your ideas about defending yourself in public right up your ass". In other words, you are an adult at 18, but aren't trusted with the right of self defense until 21 is what this debate sounds like to me and that is an incredibly backwards idea.

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