Not true........for sure 18 year olds are not allowed to buy an AR15 in FL. In fact I think most States do not allow hand gun ownership for this under 18. In fact I think that is the case in TX...may be wrong
It was illegal for him to brandish it, to shoot at people, to take it in a school. Not to mention reckless driving. People were already calling the police when he wrecked his car and started walking to the school with a rifle. He committed a number of felonies before he even reached the door. Do you really think an additional misdemeanor for possession of a weapon would have made any difference?
She was talking about "the shooter" - I assume that to be the 18 year old committing the crimes here. (Although technically there were a number of 'shooters' here.)
That is true. Along with democrats.
Well that exposes why gun violence is an invalid statistic.
I have no fear of guns. I have fear of guns in the hands of people that ought not to have them....from gang members to nutbars who seek to slaughter innocents, to violent spouses, to those who seek to take their own life. It's not a gun problem it is an easy access to guns problem.
It was Democrats that proposed national health care.
Lol. You people are relentless with your incessant, "So when you said that mixing red and yellow makes orange I decided that you meant that orange chicken is Panda Express's worst dish." In-freaking-sane.
If the federal government imposed a minimum drinking age because too many young people were dying or killing while driving drunk, then why can't it impose a minimum age to buy guns? If your answer is going to be that the Second Amendment prohibits it, keep in mind that the federal government already imposes a minimum age to buy guns. Does it make more sense to restrict gun purchases to individuals at least 21 years old or lower the legal drinking age to 18?
I agree we have to do something but addressing the root cause is different for each of those situations
Sure you have fear of guns. .. you say you don't fear them
Proposed but not passed despite having congress and the presidency.
I don't care if the federal government restricts gun purchases to those at least 21 years of age. I don't have a dog in that fight.
We don't know how to get to the 'root cause' and if we did, our state and city governments are too cowardly to deal with root causes.
Yes, because 2 Democrats consistently vote with Republicans....we did manage to pass ACA something that Republicans try to destroy. Also, Abbott has yet to send the money requested by Uvalde to address mental health in the aftermath of the shooting...but he does want to send more guns with his thoughts and fake prayers
Yes. The democrats have done better than Republicans on healthcare in general.
Doing something, when you don't know the root cause, isn't always the good thing.
You can own a handgun or long gun at any age. You can't buy a handgun under the age of 21 from an FFL, and you can't buy a long gun under the age of 18 from an FFL. Those are the only age related restrictions.
it only imposes an age restriction on FFL's. They can not prohibit a person under 18 from buying or inheriting one. That is a violation of the 2nd amendment.
The moral of this story is people commit suicide and not kill each other
No requirement is necessarily going to be a deterrent to someone intent on committing a crime.
I understand that, however if a first time gun buyer, especially under 21, had to provide a sponsor people like the Ulvade shooter would not have been able to buy that AR15. May he have found a different way....maybe. Just because it might not work all the doesn't mean it won't work at all especially for spur of the moment purchases.
Stay in school.
One of the root causes is bad parenting so there's that.