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by robcohen 1405 days ago
Furthermore, gun control is back in the spotlight after Uvalde. I just attended the TX Democratic convention and at least three speakers argued to raise the age for purchasing firearms to 21. I don’t actually have a problem with that, but we’ve gotta be consistent. There’s no way it’s justifiable to remove a constitutional right from an adult without due process.
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> I just attended the TX Democratic convention and at least three speakers argued to raise the age for purchasing firearms to 21.

This will do absolutely nothing to prevent school shootings, and will have such a negligible effect on gun violence in general that I feel the Democrats are creating animosity across the aisle for no gain at all.

I won't pretend to know the solution to gun violence, but this certainly ain't it.