In my view one should need parental consent to own a firearm if they are under the age of 21.
In the instance of parental consent this would have prevented a lot of school shootings operating under the assumption that most of these kids were loners and would not have otherwise had the proper connections to secure a firearm illegally.
Therefore I conclude this change in law could very well have made a difference, while still protecting the rights of law abiding citizens.
It is for this reason I propose teenagers should not be able to legally purchase firearms for themselves.
Since teenagers are not fully mature and their brains are still developing, that is why I find it best to leave it up to the parent’s discretion as to whether or not they can own a firearm.
Considering how immature and irresponsible that most teenagers tend to be I think its naturally safest. Even if most of them don’t necessarily go on to become school shooters, they are often ill equipped in terms of the personal responsibility that would be needed to properly care for a firearm.
Especially with voting they tend to make very bad and uninformed decisions.
My point being as a recent teenager myself, I don’t trust most of my peers to act responsibly with guns or alcohol for that matter, since most of them lacked mental maturity and would likely not be handling things responsibly and safely even if they weren’t necessarily set to become school shooters.
I understand that they can still join the military at 18 and handle guns but its an entirely different situation when you are under a chain of command and supervisors that are there to discipline you, train you and hold you accountable
In the instance of parental consent this would have prevented a lot of school shootings operating under the assumption that most of these kids were loners and would not have otherwise had the proper connections to secure a firearm illegally.
Therefore I conclude this change in law could very well have made a difference, while still protecting the rights of law abiding citizens.
It is for this reason I propose teenagers should not be able to legally purchase firearms for themselves.
Since teenagers are not fully mature and their brains are still developing, that is why I find it best to leave it up to the parent’s discretion as to whether or not they can own a firearm.
Considering how immature and irresponsible that most teenagers tend to be I think its naturally safest. Even if most of them don’t necessarily go on to become school shooters, they are often ill equipped in terms of the personal responsibility that would be needed to properly care for a firearm.
Especially with voting they tend to make very bad and uninformed decisions.
My point being as a recent teenager myself, I don’t trust most of my peers to act responsibly with guns or alcohol for that matter, since most of them lacked mental maturity and would likely not be handling things responsibly and safely even if they weren’t necessarily set to become school shooters.
I understand that they can still join the military at 18 and handle guns but its an entirely different situation when you are under a chain of command and supervisors that are there to discipline you, train you and hold you accountable
