Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns
Following the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School, which killed 19 children and two adults, a growing number of lawmakers in Texas and beyond are calling for the minimum age to purchase assault rifles to be raised to 21 from 18. Doing so would require undoing nearly two centuries of more permissive regulations on so-called long guns.
Government attorneys, however, argued that because “18-to-20-year-olds are uniquely likely to engage in impulsive, emotional, and risky behaviors that offer immediate or short-term rewards, drawing the line for legal purchase of firearms at 21 is a reasonable method of addressing the Legislature’s public safety concerns.”A U.S.
Lindsay Nichols, federal policy director at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said increasing the age requirement at the federal level may be more effective because federal authorities can inspect and discipline licensed firearm sellers.
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