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(2,996 posts) Thu Feb 15, 2018, 04:38 PM Feb 2018

Raise the age of gun ownership to 21 [View all]

This is some gun control I can actually agree with. If you're not old enough to buy a beer then you're not old enough to buy an assault weapon. It would at least give young people another three years to mentally mature before allowing them to buy the best weapons you can legally get. Teens are extremely emotional, hormonal, and all around poor candidates for gun ownership.

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Raise the age of gun ownership to 21 [View all] Calculating Feb 2018 OP

End the sale of assault weapons to everyone. In_The_Wind Feb 2018 #1

Damn straight... Aristus Feb 2018 #2

No Calculating Feb 2018 #3

There is no logical reason to own a rapid fire weapon. In_The_Wind Feb 2018 #5

Self defense against multiple armed attackers Calculating Feb 2018 #6

I hope you never have to face that problem. In_The_Wind Feb 2018 #7

I don't understand. Captain Stern Feb 2018 #17

Please provide links to stories about incidents Mariana Feb 2018 #8

Google the following Calculating Feb 2018 #9

You've made my point - why the FUCK do teens (or anybody) have access to AR15??? lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #15

wait. wut? Did you google it? We also had a huge thread on it Alea Feb 2018 #19

Welcome to DU. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #47

Shark attacks in North Dakota are not a common scenario either LanternWaste Feb 2018 #13

North Dakota shark attacks? Are you making that up or did it really happen (in petronius Feb 2018 #29

Good lord that's ridiculous. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #14

or perhaps a charging rhinoceros DBoon Feb 2018 #26

Yes... and we decide what an assault rifle is. XRubicon Feb 2018 #27

Wow, another semantics position ... who wouldah thunk it :rolleyes: uponit7771 Feb 2018 #40

Just ban sales and transfer of high capacity magazines NickB79 Feb 2018 #37

Sounds like Canada found a better solution. In_The_Wind Feb 2018 #42

We couldn't get it done when we controlled the government, it ain't happening now Amishman Feb 2018 #41

Given the damage to self and others, Igel Feb 2018 #46

"Being necessary to the security of a free State" we should assume... yallerdawg Feb 2018 #4

Wow, no one here so far thinks the OP idea has merrit? Alea Feb 2018 #10

Thanks Calculating Feb 2018 #12

At 18 I went into the USMC. oneshooter Feb 2018 #16

The OP is about ownership Alea Feb 2018 #24

Banning military style weapons are the way to keep these... imanamerican63 Feb 2018 #22

both parties won't agree to it DBoon Feb 2018 #28

Ban guns. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #11

I think it should be 35 or 30 fescuerescue Feb 2018 #18

But, at age 18, you can join the military? imanamerican63 Feb 2018 #20

121. DavidDvorkin Feb 2018 #21

in wisconsin you can take your toddler hunting...clearly 21 will not pass here dembotoz Feb 2018 #23

Because no one over 21 ever committed mass murder with a semi automatic rifle XRubicon Feb 2018 #25

The kid in Florida was able to buy his guns at the store Nevernose Feb 2018 #30

Yes you are right, but we should include all ages in a ban of assault weapons XRubicon Feb 2018 #32

Sorry Nevernose Feb 2018 #35

No problem we agree. XRubicon Feb 2018 #36

Young gunmen most often took their father's gun to commit their murders. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #31

I've only know a couple of people with an AR15 TNLib Feb 2018 #33

My brother-in-law has several Nevernose Feb 2018 #38

You know why you dont see a lot of fully automatic weapons anymore? Nevernose Feb 2018 #34

Nah, my suggestion is better: TenHouseCats Feb 2018 #39

grape vines do think alike. onethatcares Feb 2018 #44

A f....ing Men onethatcares Feb 2018 #43

My kids are dead but thank god the shooter had insurance... XRubicon Feb 2018 #45

Nope alarimer Feb 2018 #48