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Title: Trump Open to Raising ‘Minimum Age for Owning Certain Firearms’ (accepts Geraldo Rivera's suggestion)
Source:
Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern ... m-age-owning-certain-firearms/
Published: Feb 22, 2018
Author: AWR Hawkins
Post Date: 2018-02-22 01:40:02 by Hondo68
Keywords: None
Views: 1884
Comments: 21
The federal minimum age for purchasing a handgun is 21-years old while the minimum age for purchasing a long gun is 18. The ability to buy long guns at age 18 came under scrutiny after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz carried an AR-15 into a gun-free zone in Florida and opened fire on students, killing 17. Fox News reports that Trump is “open to…a rise in the minimum age for owning certain firearms” in the wake of the Florida attack. This news emerged on the same day that Trump directed the DOJ to finalize plans to ban bump stocks amid the current gun control outcry. It also came on the day that NRP’s Mara Liasson asked White House Press Sarah Sanders if Trump would be willing to reinstate the 1994-2004 federal “assault weapons” ban. Sanders replied, “We haven’t close doors on any front.” The Washington Post reports that the idea of raising minimum age for gun purchases came up while Trump was having dinner with Geraldo Rivera. Riveria suggested “raising the minimum age at which a person could buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21.” The AP reports the White House confirmed “the idea of raising the age limit to buy an AR-15 was on the table for discussion.” Poster Comment: 
A “White House source” informed Fox News that President Trump is open to raising the “minimum age for owning certain firearms.”
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Riveria suggested “raising the minimum age at which a person could buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21.” Well that would be a start, they couldn't get weapons while in school, but how about extending that to all firearms and other lethal devices like cross bows and compound bows. really the time for removing military grade weapons from the general population has come, it came long ago
You do realize that more people die from the pistol than "Assault" weapons? I even believe that more people are killed with knives and bats than "Assault" weapons. This is all about propaganda of the socialist who want to push their agenda using tragedies which is disgusting and if we had a real media they would be hammered for their BS.
Yes but "assault" weapons appear to be the weapon of choice for mass shooters. Whether the population should be armed is a different debate than whether assault weapons should be available to the general population. Take away the devices of mass murder and you make it less viable for these people to attempt mass murder. They may still attack but the casualty list will be smaller. With proper checks on ownership they may not even be able to gain access to their weapon of choice. I don't know why this is so difficult to understand. Guns in the hands of those who should not have them kill people. You need to loose the hillbilly mentality, you are no longer roaming the woods or in danger of indian attack
If not guns it would be bombs. Crazy people do crazy stuff. I believe one of the worst mass murders was a school bomb from a pissed off exjanitor who blew up the school. The only reason we know about gun shootings is MSM pushing socialist/communist propaganda. Serial killers far out murder mass shooters. The more MSM has a communist bent on news these mass murders will be promoted in the news which will feed more mass killings. Remember police chases? The more MSM promoted it the more they happened. Now that government and police got unto the MSM for non stop coverage of police chases it cut the crazy people out of their 15 minute fame and it nearly stopped them all.
The media is not responsible for the shootings. You can live in blissful ignorance if you want too. the people who are responsible for the shootings are the people who sold the guns, the merchants of death
#11. To: paraclete (#10)
MSM promote bad acts which causes copy cats murders. MSM is more responsible for mass murders than the weapon used. Whether the weapon is a gun, a bat, a bomb or vehicle. They constantly put it in the news with highly scripted interviews and sobbing victim and family members. Mental ill people pickup on this and run with it.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThe Washington Post reports that the idea of raising minimum age for gun purchases came up while Trump was having dinner with Geraldo Rivera.
#7. To: paraclete (#1)
#8. To: Justified (#7)
You do realize that more people die from the pistol than "Assault" weapons?
#9. To: paraclete (#8)
Yes but "assault" weapons appear to be the weapon of choice for mass shooters.
#10. To: Justified (#9)
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