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Gun-humpers aren't adults. Hoyt May 2022 #1
Here we go again with this "originalist" bullshit. FalloutShelter May 2022 #2
So we don't think they're responsible enough to drink alcohol at 18, but a deadly weapon, no problem onecaliberal May 2022 #3
Well, they're considered to be responsible enough to join the military at 18. n/t OnlinePoker May 2022 #6
Indeed. Such a backwards country. onecaliberal May 2022 #10
The age limit law in California Mr.Bill May 2022 #26
Actually you can join at 17 with parental permission nt EX500rider May 2022 #36
This is an interesting question. I know you can join at 17 (as were some of my West Point 24601 May 2022 #40
Funny, the 9th circuit is on the liberal side. malthaussen May 2022 #4
Much less liberal than it used to be dpibel May 2022 #12
What's so magic about 18? Why not at the Age of Consent? maxsolomon May 2022 #5
18 *is* the Age of Consent in California. n/t malthaussen May 2022 #14
Finally our laws make sense. maxsolomon May 2022 #16
2nd amendment protected individual rights to own what was essentially the accepted state-or-the-art 24601 May 2022 #42
Also at that time 13 year old girls were getting married to much older men. SmittyWerben May 2022 #7
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You sound like a nice person. maxsolomon May 2022 #20
The misery of those who would take away The Mouth May 2022 #23
No one's taking anyone's guns in either of our lifetimes. maxsolomon May 2022 #35
Why can't semi-automatic and other high assault weapons be banned. That bars no one from owning Samrob May 2022 #9
America will experience a boomlet in psychiatrists bucolic_frolic May 2022 #11
"Are people adults at 18 or 21?". That's a good, but not great, question. jaxexpat May 2022 #13
so now what about all those other laws? Hieronymus Phact May 2022 #15
A well regulated militia!! rolypolychloe May 2022 #17
Yeah, that ship has sailed. maxsolomon May 2022 #19
According to the Supreme Court there are two parts to the 2nd Amendment. marie999 May 2022 #32
A tortured interpretation rolypolychloe May 2022 #37
Not with the Supreme Court we have now. marie999 May 2022 #38
Dred Scott was 7-2 which proves a super majority court is not always right either. cstanleytech May 2022 #45
guns, guns, guns llashram May 2022 #18
AND WHERE ARE OUR RIGHTS... TO BE FREE FROM GUNSHOTS, ETC? secondwind May 2022 #21
I sometimes wonder... jmowreader May 2022 #22
Firearms training and the requirement to securely store all firearms away when not on your person. cstanleytech May 2022 #25
The Supreme Court would find the law unconstitutional. See my post 32. marie999 May 2022 #33
Modify the law to hold a driver's license with a provision cstanleytech May 2022 #24
California law very clearly Mr.Bill May 2022 #27
Plus the stae can argue that to declare such a law unconstitutional cstanleytech May 2022 #29
So... does this mean a 21 drinking age is Unconstitutional? NT Happy Hoosier May 2022 #28
Not to mention the age of consent to have sex laws. cstanleytech May 2022 #30
Age of consent is 16-17 in most of the US madville May 2022 #43
Yup but it could be argued that any such age limitations imposed upon a person cstanleytech May 2022 #44
Drinking is not a Constitutional right. former9thward May 2022 #39
Well, it sorta is, cause prohibition was done by constitutional amendment ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #47
No, the selling of alcohol was prohibited. former9thward May 2022 #48
stupid repug judges. they may also bring us back to a time when children under 10 could be married samsingh May 2022 #31
the age of majority should be set nationwide for all rights melm00se May 2022 #34
They went to court because not enough minors had semi-automatic weapons? Grins May 2022 #41
A 20 year old is not a minor. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #46
Clearly this is a prelude to overturning state AWBs and magazine capacity restrictions. J_William_Ryan May 2022 #49
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