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Re: Gun Deal in Congress?

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:01 pm
by Rustyv
g-man wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:29 am Edited to add: The other question is this: "How can this law be used against otherwise law-abiding citizens?"
These are the assholes that wanted to deploy the FBI, with all their counterterrorism tools and firepower, against parents that were upset their daughters were getting raped in public schools.

I’m assuming the worse. That way I’m not surprised.

Re: Gun Deal in Congress?

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:22 pm
by randy
I've always been against second class citizens created by legislation.

You are an adult citizen or you aren't.

If you're not responsible or mature enough at age X to drink or own or carry a firearm, then you aren't responsible enough to vote or decide to serve in the military.

I'm not a big fan of conscription either, but just to be consistent, so long as the draft is still on the books then the law should specify the draft age to be the same as the others.

Re: Gun Deal in Congress?

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:26 pm
by g-man
randy wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:22 pm I've always been against second class citizens created by legislation.

You are an adult citizen or you aren't.

If you're not responsible or mature enough at age X to drink or own or carry a firearm, then you aren't responsible enough to vote or decide to serve in the military.

I'm not a big fan of conscription either, but just to be consistent, so long as the draft is still on the books then the law should specify the draft age to be the same as the others.
Can't disagree with any of this. I can agree to tiered licensing for drivers, just to get preliminary experience with some restrictions (daylight hours with a licensed driver over 18/21 in the car, etc). But signing contracts, conscription, drinking, voting, volunteering for service? All the same age.