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WTR wrote:My wife is Conservative and very pro 2A. She has been shooting since age 7, has her own pistol, supports all my firearm related activities and purchases. However, she has also has taught Neuro Anatomy, Neuro Physiology and Neuro Pharmacology at a graduate class level. She says the brain at 18 is not fully developed and has issues with decision making and impulse control to name a couple (especially males). She would like to see the minimum age to purchase a firearm be 25. Although, she would compromise to 21. I think the insurance companies have figured it out as rates greatly decrease at 25.

I have read and heard similar info before. To be fair, if we did that then the minimum age for entry to the military would need to be raised too along with the age to purchase cigarettes and alcohol. We would also need to raise the age for getting a drivers license and to vote to 21. It needs to be done across the board or not done at all, it’s not logical to pick and choose, if they aren’t fully developed for one thing then they aren’t for anything.

Mass shootings are far from the leading cause of death in the US. I see no point in banning anything firearms related, I should not lose my rights because of a few people. You have a much greater likihood if being killed from an alcohol related incident than from a mass shooting so we need a ban on alcohol. Wait, that didn’t work did it. So let’s limit the size of beer, wine and whiskey, maybe that will work.
If you research Australia’s gun ban you will find that shootings were reduced but you will also see that they have more guns now than before the gun control. Banning guns or things gun related is not the solution.