Subj : Re: House Bill
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Jun 09 2022 13:19:53

On 09 Jun 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
 AT> Do we like the House bill to set the minimum age to 21 for
 AT> semi-automatic gun purchases?

It's about the only thing Senate Republicans *might* go for. It's still very
doubtful, though.

 AT> The bill sounds lackluster; it doesn't go far enough to change anything.

What do you suggest?

 AT> Am I missing something? Just because 2 18 year olds bought the guns and
 AT> did the shootings, that means the answer to the problem is raise the
 AT> legal age to 21?

There were more incidents than just those two shootings.

But hey, Matt Gaetz says that 18-year-olds need AR-15s to protect themselves
during the "mid-term violence." What "mid-term violence?" The only
election-related violence we've has has been from conservatives. So is he
saying that 18-year-olds will need AR-15s to protect themselves from
conservative violence if the mid-terms don't go conservatives' way?

 AT> That sounds pretty weak to me! It also sounds incredibly suspicious.

It's all that Republicans will allow, if even that.

 AT> We've seen mass shootings carried out by older adults before too, so
 AT> it's not like this is going to solve the problem.

"More guns" and "thoughts & prayers" certainly haven't solved it.

 AT> But what if the senate passes the bill? Then, if there are no more mass
 AT> shootings between now and November, then Democrats will get a pat on the
 AT> back on election day? Like they fixed the problem?

5 months of no mass shootings sounds like a win to me! The US has already had
4 in the last 5 months.

 AT> That's all they care about.

Nope.

Jeff.

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