john fisher
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Just kind of curious, what age do you believe people should be allowed to own guns. Also what age were you when you had your first gun in your possession?
+1Own guns or purchase guns?
Owning guns should be determined by maturity level not age. As for purchasing guns, if you are old enough to vote or enlist in the military then you should be old enough to purchase a gun. Pistol or rifle.
+2 I "owned "a rifle at 8 my son was 10 or 11.Own guns or purchase guns?
Owning guns should be determined by maturity level not age. As for purchasing guns, if you are old enough to vote or enlist in the military then you should be old enough to purchase a gun. Pistol or rifle.
OwningOwn guns or purchase guns?
Owning guns should be determined by maturity level not age. As for purchasing guns, if you are old enough to vote or enlist in the military then you should be old enough to purchase a gun. Pistol or rifle.
Sorry, but I grew up when the drinking age was 18, there waan't any more or less incidents than today; but if you are talking about responsibility, then you better make the age to drive 21 as well.I received my first rifle at the age of 12 but I had been borrowing my dad's for years. I had to finagle a little but I bought my first pistol at 16 although state law said I had to be 18. Most everyone I knew had their own gun in their early teens courtesy of their parents and we were allowed to use them unsupervised.
Considering the changes from that time to now I'm conflicted because of the number of irresponsible people including those that are considered adults. I'm going to err on the side of safety due to those considerations and say 21 just like booze. I know I'm excluding some that are perfectly capable of safe ownership and others should never have a firearm. Addressing those that say if you are old enough to die for your country at 18 you should be allowed to own firearms and buy alcoholic spirits., keep in mind that those in the armed forces are very closely supervised and the accident rate soared when they could purchase alcohol.
How long ago was that?I purchased my 1st firearm using my lawn mowing money at age 12. Walked solo into the local Western Auto, picked out the .22 rifle I wanted along with a box of ammo, and walked home with them. Nobody batted an eye.
Our ex son-in-law was one of those people I was scared to be around when he had a gun in his hands, and he was in his mid-40s when he died. He died of a sudden, unexplained heart attack however...nothing gun related.I think if you are old enough that the Government can draft you to get killed, you should have every right all others have. Despite the fact there are lots of people 18+ that scare me when they have firearms in their hands.
Wow! You must be old! Yea, I remember Western Auto selling firearms.I purchased my 1st firearm using my lawn mowing money at age 12. Walked solo into the local Western Auto, picked out the .22 rifle I wanted along with a box of ammo, and walked home with them. Nobody batted an eye.