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If the Federal age to own a gun is raised to 21 should the age to join the military be raised also ???
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Posted on 05/30/2022 11:51:44 AM PDT by XRdsRev

Just a point for discussion.

If a Federal law is passed to raise the age to 21 as a requirement to buy or own a firearm, shouldn’t the age requirement to join the military be raised to 21 also ???

How can we justify asking 18, 19 & 20 year olds to fight and possibly die for our country when we deny them on of the basic rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights ?


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: assaultweapons; bidenvoters; draft; guncontrol; military
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To: XRdsRev

I view those two questions as independent of each others. If they make good soldiers then why not allow them to join.

I personally think 18 year olds should not be allowed to vote because they haven’t had a chance to see how making a living, raising a family, etc., is affected by government’s actions.


61 posted on 05/30/2022 2:51:49 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Bonemaker
How long did it take to recover from your hangovers?

LOL! I don't remember.......It was just cool to run into these two guys and find out they never went to Vietnam but instead had duties in Germany.

They and I were lucky........

62 posted on 05/30/2022 2:58:08 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (I'm Jimmy Crack Corn and I don't care)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Count me in...I spent the late 60’s in West Berlin. Still haven’t recovered!😎


63 posted on 05/30/2022 3:35:59 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker
I spent the late 60’s in West Berlin.

A friend and co-worker who was stationed in Berlin actually smuggled an East Berlin family thru check point Charley in the trunk of a modified vehicle that expanded the trunk and reinforced the suspension system to accommodate the additional weight of the family. The family eventually made it to the US and settled in Washington State.......

This was around 1970 or so.....

64 posted on 05/30/2022 3:54:04 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (I'm Jimmy Crack Corn and I don't care)
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To: tet68

Ditto!


65 posted on 05/30/2022 4:15:03 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Hot Tabasco

Fascinating time and place with a million stories.


66 posted on 05/30/2022 4:15:15 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: XRdsRev

You can’t drink till 21 ....wrong to me

My sons base looks the other way btw


67 posted on 05/30/2022 4:16:24 PM PDT by wardaddy (Where did all the same posters go......they cannot have all died ....could they ?)
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