Posted on Feb 22, 2018
How do you feel about raising the right to bear arms to 21?
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Recently the President said that he wanted to raise the age for the purchase of firearms from 18 to 21, meaning long guns.
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Posted 7 y ago
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Can drive at 16. Can vote at 18. Can buy cigarettes at 18. Can sign away your life and join the military at 17-18. Can get married at 17-18. Can consume alcohol at 21.
If we're going to raise the age of one thing, then we might as well raise the age for everything else.
Either kids are mature enough by age 18 or they aren't. When motor vehicle fatalities is the leading cause of accidental deaths in teenagers, the argument is stupid that we're "raising the age in the name of safety".
If we're going to raise the age of one thing, then we might as well raise the age for everything else.
Either kids are mature enough by age 18 or they aren't. When motor vehicle fatalities is the leading cause of accidental deaths in teenagers, the argument is stupid that we're "raising the age in the name of safety".
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GySgt Richard Morrison
If you are old enough to enlist and fight and die for your country, then you should be old enough to drink, drive and vote, damnit!
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Frank Leverett
CPO Jack De Merit - Exactly right, voting used to be reserved not only for legal adults, but also put off to allow time to experience adult life, grow and learn about your role as an adult. When it changed, voting became emotional and about "do you feel like this is good for America" and has now evolved to "we're abandoning the world, you're a nazi" when you simply disagree. Hell, I'd say raise voting age to 25, the same age you must be to be elected to the House.
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LTC Charles "Pappy" Patchin
I "feel" as though jackasses have taken over the United States. I "know" the jackasses have no actual comprehension of what the Constitution actually says, except they hide behind the First Amendment to take away the Second Amendment and care nothing whatsoever that criminals break the law because jackasses "feel" sorry for them. Should anything bad happen to jackasses then those that are not jackasses or criminals will be blamed and will suffer. Note: Jackasses and criminals will not be affected but jackasses will feel better.
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SGT Joseph Dutton
We can raise the age on anything but if one has not reach that targeted age will obtain it. The old saying is "If there is a will, there is a way"
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If 18 year olds are responsible enough to serve, they are responsible enough to own firearms. How about we fix the generational detachment disorder instead. Maybe we teach the value of life, teach them how to deal with failure and rejection, and the proper way to resilience that drives them to achieve instead of acting like a jealous reality star.
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SPC David Willis
CW4 Craig Urban - Can I get an explanation for the down vote? I didnt say every 18 year old is incapable of service, I simply said being 18 doesnt ALWAYS make you mature enough for service. Dont take generalized statements so personally.
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Frank Leverett
SP5 Michael Cates - Israel knew how to handle things and did it. There's a wall, and the teachers are armed and ready to defend their students. Although they also have universal conscription for all adults, regardless of gender.
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CPL Douglas Chrysler
The draft dodgers argued if they had to serve in the military at 18 years old then they should be able to vote. The thing is, conscription was still on the books due to Tet but hasn't been in practice since.
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Frank Leverett
I responded to one of Hoggboy's tweets about raising the age to buy firearms with this very idea, and was told the age to vote should be lowered and guns should be ripped from my hands and I should be kicked out of the country. The "tolerant left" in action as usual.
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