At 18 your old enough to sign loan papers a the bank, buy a car, buy a house, mary without your parents consent, vote, be tried in court as an adult, get security clearances, becme a police officer, run for office and join the armed forces and fight and die for our naion.
But you can’t buy a beer or a pack of cigarettes nor an AR-15?
You can enlist at 17, with parental consent. So you can serve your nation, fight for nation, risk death for your nation, but you shouldn’t be allowed to possess a legally obtained firearm.
Senator, I’d like to see you explain that position to an audience of young recruits.