Oddly, this isn't something I've seen discussed much.
In many states, you can legally purchase a semi-auto rifle at age 18, even though you can't buy beer til you're 21. You can't even be a police officer until you're 21.
I'm wondering why nobody (and I suspect they have, but I'm just not aware) is proposing that the age to purchase, own or operate a semi-automatic weapon be raised to 21?
I haven't actually checked yet, but haven't all (or most) of the school shooters been under that age?
And, note, this would not preclude an 18 year old from deer hunting or sport shooting or pistol competitions - as long as it was done with a bolt action rifle, shot gun or revolver.
And even some deer rifles are "magazine fed", but require a bolt to be operated manually between shots, which should be perfectly fine for their purpose. It certainly works well for military snipers.
Would my fellow 2 Amendment posters be opposed to a 21 year age limit on semi-auto weapons?
In many states, you can legally purchase a semi-auto rifle at age 18, even though you can't buy beer til you're 21. You can't even be a police officer until you're 21.
I'm wondering why nobody (and I suspect they have, but I'm just not aware) is proposing that the age to purchase, own or operate a semi-automatic weapon be raised to 21?
I haven't actually checked yet, but haven't all (or most) of the school shooters been under that age?
And, note, this would not preclude an 18 year old from deer hunting or sport shooting or pistol competitions - as long as it was done with a bolt action rifle, shot gun or revolver.
And even some deer rifles are "magazine fed", but require a bolt to be operated manually between shots, which should be perfectly fine for their purpose. It certainly works well for military snipers.
Would my fellow 2 Amendment posters be opposed to a 21 year age limit on semi-auto weapons?
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