TN: Senate panel clears path to lower permitless gun-carry age to 18

[RandySF]

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to drop the permitless gun-carry age to 18 from 21, aligning Tennessee with a pending court order.

The panel endorsed the legislation by Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon, on a 7-2 vote after amending the measure to exclude “long guns.” Removal of rifles from the legislation puts it in conflict with the House version of the bill and could force a compromise.

Stevens, an attorney, argued that the right to bear arms is not granted by the government.

“It’s something we’re born with as Americans, and it’s to be preserved. It’s for self-defense. That’s not a right we’re given, it’s a right we have, we’re given it by God alone,” Stevens said. “We have to protect life, and that’s consistent. It’s our number one duty as legislators.”

The bill passed along party lines with Democratic Sen. London Lamar contending that 18-year-olds shouldn’t be given the right to carry weapons, especially without a state permit




https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/senate-panel-clears-path-lower-permitless-gun-carry-age-18

[Karadeniz]

1. Teenagers are hardly famous for their self control. I get so sick of laws that ignore human nature.

[Walleye]

2. C'mon, in Texas three and four-year-olds run around with guns

That’s how they “protect life”. Which is their first priority, as they say.