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re: If you raise the age to buy guns to 21, the age to enter the military should also be 21
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:51 pm to marklsu
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:51 pm to marklsu
good question.
21 was the first age for the selective service act. It was also the first age for voting. It seems we accepted 18 as adulthood in 1940 when we decreased the draft age to increase our forces for WW2. The voting age reduced in 1971 in response to the draft and kids being sent to fight a war for which they had no say in government.
ETA: I realize i didnt answer your question, just that 21 has been selected as the age for quite some time.
21 was the first age for the selective service act. It was also the first age for voting. It seems we accepted 18 as adulthood in 1940 when we decreased the draft age to increase our forces for WW2. The voting age reduced in 1971 in response to the draft and kids being sent to fight a war for which they had no say in government.
ETA: I realize i didnt answer your question, just that 21 has been selected as the age for quite some time.
This post was edited on 3/1/18 at 12:53 pm
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 1:13 pm to 9th life
In the military, use of firearms is strictly controlled. First, the weapon that is issued and that soldiers are trained to use remain in the unit arms room and ammunition is stored separately. Weapons can only be signed out for training activities (or work if you are an MP) and must be signed back in once training is completed.
Ammunition is also strictly accounted for. Unused ammo must be turned back in, and the brass must be collected from expended rounds at firing ranges and weighed to ensure no major theft has occurred.
All privately owned weapons must be registered and kept at your residence (if you have a house or apartment) or in the unit arms room if you live in the barracks.
Anytime you transport your personal weapon, you have to have the registration form with you.
Lots of gun control in the military
Ammunition is also strictly accounted for. Unused ammo must be turned back in, and the brass must be collected from expended rounds at firing ranges and weighed to ensure no major theft has occurred.
All privately owned weapons must be registered and kept at your residence (if you have a house or apartment) or in the unit arms room if you live in the barracks.
Anytime you transport your personal weapon, you have to have the registration form with you.
Lots of gun control in the military
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