Driving an 18 wheeler - which I did as a 19 year old. I certainly could have plowed into a crowd and killed many.
You said — “Driving an 18 wheeler - which I did as a 19 year old. I certainly could have plowed into a crowd and killed many.”
Well, you didn’t follow the post that I was answering. I wasn’t answering the question — “What are 18-year olds capable of doing?” And neither the question, “Are 18-year olds capable of killing a lot of people?”
That wasn’t the question posed in this series of questions and answers. Let’s follow it back to the beginning, so you can get the “drift”....
First item (post #6) — “Giving guns to 18 year old beer-swilling frat boys?!?!”, keep in mind that most places you need to be 21 to get a CCW.”
Second item (post #20) — “We give 18 year olds full autos in the military, and grenade launchers, SAMS, and artilery.”
And then, my post (post #68) — “That only comes with the — *full force and power of the military* — to make them do exactly what they say, when they say it and how they say it — with no room for deviation.”
So, if you get the drift now, you’ll see it has nothing to do with “How many people can 18-year olds kill if they wanted to?”
It has to do with the fact that someone posed that the *justification* for giving “18 year old beer-swilling frat boys” the ability to carry — was that they were “shooting it up” in the military.
And thus, my answer to that was — not without *extreme authority* over them — they’re not doing that. If they step out of line and disobey orders and/or do something serious — they’re going to end up in super big trouble (which may ruin the rest of their lives), especially if they’re fooling around with weapons.
Therefore, having 18-year olds in the military handling weapons (especially with all the training they get) — is *no justification* for allowing them to get these licenses in the “civilian arena” at 18 years old. in fact, it should *stay* at 21 years old. And if it isn’t at 21 in some places, it should be made to be 21.
So, if 18-wheelers has something to do with or connection to the extreme authority that the military wields over 18-years olds in maintaining *control* over them — let me know... I just don’t see it.
Regards,
Star Traveler