Subj : House Bill
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Fri Jun 10 2022 02:01:18

Hello Aaron,

 AT> Do we like the House bill to set the minimum age to 21 for semi-automatic
 AT> gun purchases?

It's a start. A baby step, but still a start.

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

I agree. Much more does need to be done. But we have to start
somewhere. So why wait? Best to do something now, so at least some
mass shootings might be avoided.

 AT> Am I missing something?

Plenty.

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

The 18 year-old who shot 19 children dead, along with 2 adults,
legally bought two AR-15s along with high capacity magazines (fully
loaded) to do his deeds. He had no criminal record, and no signs of
mental illness. Had he not been allowed to legally buy the weapons
he used due to age, the people he killed in cold blood would likely
still be alive today.

 AT> That sounds pretty weak to me!

Not to those parents who lost their children. Not to those who
lost their loved ones. Doing nothing to put an end to easy access
to guns only means more innocent people (including children) will
die.

 AT> It also sounds incredibly suspicious.

All gun manufacturers want is to sell more guns. They do not care
about people, or how many die at the hands of murderers who buy those
guns. The only way to stop that madness is to keep murderers from
easily getting the guns they use.

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

Assault style weapons (such as AR-15s) and large capacity magazines
should not be sold to civilians at all, regardless of age. Raising the
minimum age is a start, a baby step, in the right direction.

 AT> But what if the senate passes the bill?

President Biden would be happy to sign it into law.

 AT> Then, if there are no more mass shootings between now and November, then
 AT> Democrats will get a pat on the back on election day?

Speaker Pelosi will not stop with just one piece of legislation.
And neither will Senate Majority Leader Schumer. Knowing they got
the ball rolling, they will keep it rolling until all dangerous
guns have been rounded up and our nation's schoolchilren are safe.

 AT> Like they fixed the problem?

Look on the bright side. Walking sticks are for mobility, not
for fighting. Although those grannies sure know how to use them
for poking.

 AT> That's all they care about.

Don't kid yourself. Those walking sticks are very dangerous when
in the hands of little old ladies ...

For Life,
Lee

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