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Sen. Chris Murphy says raising the age to buy AR-15 style rifles is off the table in gun-control talks
The hill ^ | 06/09/2022 | Jake Lahut

Posted on 06/09/2022 9:18:41 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut confirmed to CNN on Thursday morning that raising the federal age to purchase AR-15 style semiautomatic rifles to 21 is off the table in Senate gun-control talks.

Murphy, the Democrat leading the negotiations in conjunction with Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, framed the shift as one of the compromises that will be needed to get at least 10 Republican votes, given the obstacle of the filibuster.

The compromise, Murphy explained, would be adding "additional scrutiny" to 18 to 21-year-olds looking to buy a weapon such like the AR-15, though he stopped short at specifying that some sort of waiting period would replace raising the age.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
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Out of all the rat senators why is Murphy the point man on this topic?
1 posted on 06/09/2022 9:18:41 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Don't let anybody fool you on the Red Flag laws either.

They are ALWAYS misused and never stop crime.

3 posted on 06/09/2022 9:20:17 AM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would go along with it, BUT ONLY if coupled with raising the voting age to 21!

do both, and I will support.


4 posted on 06/09/2022 9:20:50 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Little by little everything will be off the table because the Democrat/communists have come to realize that we aren’t falling for their Do Somethingism this time so the best they will be able to do is blame it of the Turtle and his rino caucus.


5 posted on 06/09/2022 9:21:43 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I actually thought that was one of the changes that would have been more acceptable. Can't buy a semi-automatic handgun at 18, and that doesn't seem to be an issue, so extending that to semi-automatic rifles wouldn't be anything huge.
6 posted on 06/09/2022 9:22:22 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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Gun control talks? SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED is the only talk worth having.


7 posted on 06/09/2022 9:22:49 AM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I tend to agree. This is an opportunity to get something good out of the Dems... If you want to raise the age to buy an AR to 21 then you have to give us voter ID, or repeal of 1965 immigration act. But the Repubs will just cave.


8 posted on 06/09/2022 9:23:06 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: TexasFreeper2009
"I would go along with it, BUT..."

No buts.

All prospective firearm legislation should be placed on hold until laws currently on the books are enforced, starting with the arrest of Hunter Biden.

This should be the position of every Republican lawmaker.

9 posted on 06/09/2022 9:23:12 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

“Can’t buy a semi-automatic handgun at 18,..”

The 9th Circuit just tossed that law.

L


10 posted on 06/09/2022 9:23:38 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"...would be adding "additional scrutiny" to 18 to 21-year-olds looking to buy a weapon such like the AR-15..."

Parent or guardian must cosign the Form 4473...UNLESS the juvenile is formally legally emancipated.

11 posted on 06/09/2022 9:27:16 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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To: Joe 6-pack

I see this as an opportunity to get something important, mining the voting age raised to 21 which should be cut off for adulthood and not 18 IMO.


12 posted on 06/09/2022 9:28:11 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

The 9th Circuit already deemed under 21 sales bans to be unconstitutional.


13 posted on 06/09/2022 9:32:26 AM PDT by rickomatic
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To: G Larry

Red flag laws are coming. Folks stop talking about your guns now.


14 posted on 06/09/2022 9:33:38 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

Remember 1994.

Every senator that votes for red flags must go.


15 posted on 06/09/2022 9:37:20 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: imabadboy99
Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.

— Communist goal #15
No; the Repubs will just collaborate.
16 posted on 06/09/2022 9:43:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That was fast.

I guess they didn’t like the proposed ‘trade off’ ... raising age to join military, to 21.

This would disqualify most of the PRIMARILY military age, MALES, they are importing/allowing to invade our southern border.

Wake up, folks.


17 posted on 06/09/2022 9:44:12 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not getting my hopes up, but this is what I was proposing.

The moment you turn 18, unless you have an ADULT CRIMINAL RECORD, your recent behavior is completely hidden. You are a blank slate. Your NICS check is utterly meaningless.

This is said in the context of accepting the NICS framework.

Note ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^


18 posted on 06/09/2022 9:47:11 AM PDT by old-ager
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To: Wonder Warthog

> UNLESS the juvenile is formally legally emancipated.

Don’t you think it’s common for emancipated minors to be some of the most troubled and most wild?


19 posted on 06/09/2022 9:49:26 AM PDT by old-ager
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Has anyone proposed a three year waiting period for 18 year-olds trying to buy a semi-auto rifle?


20 posted on 06/09/2022 9:49:42 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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