Feinstein to introduce bill raising minimum age for rifle purchases

The Hill ^ | 02/16/18 | Jordain Carney

[Ouderkirk]

OK...we should similarly raise the VOTING age to 21, and the age of conscription.

[american_ranger]

I guess the much vaunted government background checks don’t work.

They’ll never admit to that.

[ealgeone]

If you can vote you should be allowed to buy a gun.

Now, if she wants to raise the voting age to 21 we can discuss that.

[Dutch Boy]

The GOP should submit a bill to raise the voting age to 21 and use the same argument. Force the dems into a corner.

[Howie66]

I disagree. Raise the age to vote to 25. Verified US Citizens, only.

[SaxxonWoods]

I agree, it makes sense for all gun sales to have the same minimum age.

18.

[going hot]

Effing rat trying to take another small bite out of the 2A cheese.

It's what she does.

[frogjerk]

Unconstitutional if voting age is 18. DOA

[Scrambler Bob]

She added that “if you can’t buy a handgun or a bottle of beer, you shouldn’t be able to buy an AR-15.”
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How about declaring transgendered with no parental notification?

What are the minimum ages for ‘consensual’ sex with teachers?

[Jim from C-Town]

I’m all in favor of raising the age to buy a rifle or gun to 21 as long as we can raise the voting age to 25.

If a person is too infantile to be trusted with a firearm, how can we trust them with the franchise?

If a person is so incompetent at life that they have to stay on their parents health insurance as a ‘child’ until 26 why would we trust them to make a rational decision on something as important as voting?

[butlerweave]

How about a background check and voter Id before you can Vote

[indthkr]

"OK...we should similarly raise the VOTING age to 21"

Raising the voting age would definitely be a fair add-on to Feinstein's AR-15 / semiautomatic rifle proposal.

In both cases we are talking about the maturity and judgement of individuals having to make serious decisions that have significant consequences.

[DownInFlames]

You are correct. Even at 21, the human mind hasn’t matured.

[Sacajaweau]

Blaming a gun doesn't work. Blame the FBI this time out...

Wish they'd clear their heads, get off the Russian binge...and do their job. We've had this event and successful terrorist attacks since the Russian "conspiracy" emerged.

[Jim from C-Town]

I’m not so sure. The voting age is 18 now, but the drinking age is 21. That was pushed by the Feds in the 80’s.

[Ouderkirk]

It was 21 previous to the passage of the 26th amendment.

This should be repealed and set it back to 21 to start, and we can evaluate 25 as appropriate.

[DownInFlames]

Repeal it.

[napscoordinator]

How’d they get away with handguns being 21?

[napscoordinator]

Oops sorry misread the post.