Oh please, stop the strawman BS; I didn't say anything about big corporations running everything, even though they already do. If you think we are a free people, you flunked civics and history class back in the 80s...........this country hasn't been "free" since before Wilson back over 100 years ago. I just said I would prefer informed and mature folks making decisions regarding this country, something the CURRENT crop of under 25s are capable of doing, thanks to their current public school indoctrination.
So you do agree then, about letting the corporations decide for you and run things then?
And I agree, we haven't really been free for a long time, and the way things are going, it looks like it's about to get a lot worse. And what I get from what your saying, you want to help with that.
18 for long guns
21 for handguns
Isn't it that way already?
The 21st century is a confusing time
because nothing is like any other time
I've ever experienced
I know a good many young people in
their early 20's that aren't as mature
as some I see in their teens.
I also see a lot of parents (dads) trying
to push shooting and gun hunting on
3 and 4 year old kids that can barely
go to the toilet by themselves.
I also see dads who don't seem mature
enough to be handling firearms themselves,
let alone trying to tutor a too-young kid
in the intricacies of firearms handling
and killing animals
All around hard to make a judgment about it
Kids need to be taught about guns as soon as they can hold one and learn. You constantly pound safety into them, and you let them handle anything they want, anytime they want, and take the magic out of things.
The longer you wait, the harder it gets. To many bad influences these days in everyday life, TV, movies, games, etc. Young kids are learning sponges and are not stupid, and easily and readily learn if you're willing to do your job and teach them.
You as the parent are the programmer. You load the base data, and constantly reinforce it and add to it as they grow. You also teach them to think for themselves, heavily reinforce that.
If your kids are a problem, look in the mirror for the source. Old country logic is, "You plant potatoes, you get potatoes". So far from what I've seen, that's been about 99.9%.