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senseandsensibility

(25,159 posts) Mon May 30, 2022, 03:10 PM May 2022

Background checks for 18 yr olds are useless [View all]

When 18 yr olds go to buy assault weapons on their 18th birthdays, their police records as juveniles have just been wiped clean. So anyone who does this will be clean. This excellent point was just made on CNN by David Cullen. So, in addition to other benefits of making the age limit 21, it would also give the system 3 more years of documented behavior to evaluate.

I really think raising the age limit should be a primary goal of Dems and their messaging.

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Background checks for 18 yr olds are useless [View all] senseandsensibility May 2022 OP

Agree LeftInTX May 2022 #1

Exactly. senseandsensibility May 2022 #2

You can buy an assault weapon at 18 but can't rent a car until you are 25? LoisB May 2022 #3

rental companies make a financially based decision on who they rent to DBoon May 2022 #19

Also, their insurance costs more if they rent to younger drivers. MineralMan May 2022 #20

Both of which are why California now has a Texas abortion law style anti assault rifle law NullTuples May 2022 #30

Not yet Zeitghost May 2022 #38

Good point, thanks. NullTuples May 2022 #51

I saw that. Such a good point. He then said if we wait to allow gun ownership till 21 then there is applegrove May 2022 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon May 2022 #5

No he was not..Texas school shooter wasn't arrested for threat in 2018, officials say LeftInTX May 2022 #25

OK, thanks for clearing that up. maxsolomon May 2022 #33

Delete USALiberal May 2022 #36

You could say it nicely. maxsolomon May 2022 #47

Not just wiping the juvenile record clean DBoon May 2022 #6

Cannot agree Hangingon May 2022 #7

Can't agree with what? maxsolomon May 2022 #9

I don't know if they are wiped out. Hangingon May 2022 #10

Sometimes juveniles are charged "as adults"...In those cases, they will have records LeftInTX May 2022 #24

If they were charged as an adult it will show up on a back Phoenix61 May 2022 #28

Make the minimum age for semi-automatic death machines Jerry2144 May 2022 #8

A civilian shouldn't own that type weapon period. There doc03 May 2022 #11

right, but that's not what I said Jerry2144 May 2022 #18

Why make an exemption for the law? LiberatedUSA May 2022 #21

Cops didn't need semi-auto technology until civilians doc03 May 2022 #22

Not entirely true kabelad May 2022 #39

The 1980s is when the civilian arms race started which IMO was why COPs went to the semi autos. doc03 May 2022 #43

Court just struck down a California law mandating 21 minimum age leftieNanner May 2022 #12

Ban assault weapons, period. Pobeka May 2022 #13

Agree. mzmolly May 2022 #15

Won't stand up to the Courts. WarGamer May 2022 #27

It did before. Pobeka May 2022 #48

Sorry... it won't WarGamer May 2022 #49

+1000 llmart May 2022 #50

Reinstating the assault weapons ban is my preference. mzmolly May 2022 #14

I think 25 is reasonable for semi-autos. SYFROYH May 2022 #16

You are right mcar May 2022 #17

If we are going to attack this problem with legislation, Mr.Bill May 2022 #23

The age limit thing has already been shot down by the Courts... WarGamer May 2022 #26

There is no federal law prohibiting a minor from owning an AR15 Kaleva May 2022 #29

ban assault weapons ! towerbum May 2022 #31

many states do look at juvy records thatdemguy May 2022 #32

Assault weapons are not Traildogbob May 2022 #34

Even the damn NRA conceded this point IronLionZion May 2022 #35

Some are minors and have used their parents gun(s). Kaleva May 2022 #45

Background checks is a given. Nobody can argue that point. We need kacekwl May 2022 #37

Banning assault weapons or weapons meant for soldiers at war is not useless. nt Samrob May 2022 #40

Did I say it was? senseandsensibility May 2022 #42

Few, if any, military around the world arms their soldiers with these weapons. Kaleva May 2022 #46

As someone who supports legal ownership I see no issues with the following kabelad May 2022 #41

Who said "background check" only means police record check? gulliver May 2022 #44

25. Young men's brains are not fully formed until age 25. ecstatic May 2022 #52

Good point. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2022 #53