06-08-2022, 05:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-08-2022, 05:48 PM by beechnut79.)
Do any of you know if this bill ever got passed? I would imagine that they would have to prove him/her guilty of a felony beyond a reasonable doubt first. But all the mass shooting since that time have put the spotlight on the fact that in many areas you can buy a gun easier than you can obtain a car driver's license. Do any of you see the stupidity in the fact that nowadays nearly all jobs are requiring background check, even the non-employee gig economy platforms, and yet there are many areas where you can purchase a firearm in some states without a background check.
They are now trying to pass a bill in the wake of the Uvalde disaster to raise the age for purchasing an assault weapon from 18 to 21. DUH! Do you really think ordinary people should be able to have assaut style weapons at any age?
It might also be interesting to note that Hawaii was also the first state to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21. Not all that long ago after it became a federal thing even though technically it is up to the states unless included in the federal Constitution I do believe. But in reality so is Daylight Saving Time. Yet a law was passed in 1966 that made it the law of the land unless individual states chose to opt out, and the start and end dates had to be the same everywhere.
They are now trying to pass a bill in the wake of the Uvalde disaster to raise the age for purchasing an assault weapon from 18 to 21. DUH! Do you really think ordinary people should be able to have assaut style weapons at any age?
It might also be interesting to note that Hawaii was also the first state to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21. Not all that long ago after it became a federal thing even though technically it is up to the states unless included in the federal Constitution I do believe. But in reality so is Daylight Saving Time. Yet a law was passed in 1966 that made it the law of the land unless individual states chose to opt out, and the start and end dates had to be the same everywhere.