washo said:
You all say that this is a terrible news...Yes it is.
but what a wonderful country don't you think?
You can buy a gun at 16... YAY
You can drive at 16 too.
Yet you have to wait to be 21 to drink alcohol.
What would you think if guns were prohibed?
It would be even more sad no?
For a country, to allow kids to buy a gun, in 2007, what nonsence!
God bless America
see you :lol:
From Wikipedia:
Ineligible Persons
* Those convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment for over one year, except state misdemeanors punishable by two years or less.
* Fugitives from justice. (Note: this applies exclusively to citizens who leave a state where wanted for a crime; while still within the state where the crime was committed, they cannot be considered fugitives from justice.)
* Unlawful users of certain depressant, narcotic, or stimulant drugs.
* Those adjudicated as mental defectives or incompetents or those committed to any mental institution.
* Illegal aliens.
* Citizens who have renounced their citizenship.
* Those persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
* Minors (persons less than 18 years of age).
* Persons less than 21 years of age for the purchase of a firearm other than a shotgun or rifle.
* Persons subject to a court order that restrains such persons from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner.
* Persons convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
* Persons under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year are ineligible to receive, transport, or ship any firearm or ammunition. Under limited conditions, relief from disability may be obtained from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, or through a pardon, expungement, restoration of rights, or setting aside of a conviction.
Do some research before you start bitching.
Also... some states such as California have even stricter laws.
Do you honestly think that extremely strict gun laws will stop people from committing gun crimes. They are already strict enough as it is. Even if there was an outright ban of guns the bad people would still get them and the good people would be defenseless. In some scenarios less restrictive rules could create safer places, who is going to mug someone in a city where one in five people has a concealed weapon? Finding a way to stop terrible things like this from happening will be incredibly difficult, a ban on handguns could possibly be helpful but could also hurt, this man could have gotten a gun in many other country's. More innovative laws need to be though of to prevent horrible tragedy's such as this. This person committed a crime and criminals do not follow laws, this is why the laws should change how guns are made and sold instead of telling individuals how old they need to be to buy the gun. Things like tracking and shorter licensing periods as well as features on the actual gun itself that for example only allow it to be used a certain way if a key is put in it at a professional range are what people need to think about.
Go ahead and criticize America but only if you have facts to back it up and please be constructive and suggest what should be changed.
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