WestTexasAg said:
I grew up around guns, and hunted as a kid. Mostly used shotguns. I now have a couple of semi-auto rifles and a couple of handguns as well. That being said, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing 21 being the required age to be able to purchase a semi-auto long gun. You can't buy a beer or cigarettes until you are 21.
This wouldn't solve everything, but it would keep the bullied 18 year old high schooler from making an impulse buy and then creating atrocities like we just saw in Uvalde.
Yes, I realize 18 year olds can fight for this country and carry a semi-auto weapon. However, that is after proper training in the military.
What are your thoughts? Would this be a reasonable change?
Same as you. Hunted all my life and enjoy shooting guns.
I think that it is reasonable, but there is no room for discussion about being in the middle. My opinions are unpopular on both sides.
Personally I think that high capacity magazines, (over six rounds), should be worth a closer look. Don't care if it is a handgun or a rifle.
"No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun," Sturm Ruger & Company co-founder, the late William Ruger Sr., told Tom Brokaw in 1992.
It won't save everyone, but it might save a few.