GUNS: Consistency left out

According to the left, we should raise the age of eligibility to buy an AR-15 to 21. This is apparently a great idea; after all, 21 is the age required to buy a handgun from an FFL dealer. This would apparently keep us safe from minds that aren’t fully formed and are subject to impulsive decisions. However, we have to balance this line of thought with not only the Constitution of the United States, but also the left’s other stances on policy issues and to whom we should be listening.

Now, to the Constitutional issue: this line of thought by Matthews is ridiculous. While he and I do agree that one should have to be the same age to buy a rifle and a handgun, we disagree on the age. If one is old enough to vote, or old enough to serve on a battlefield, one is old enough to have a firearm so long as you haven’t forfeited your right to do so. If they have capacity for the one, they inherently have capacity for the other. Consistency, especially in matters of law and inalienable rights, is required.

As to the left’s inconsistency, nothing new here. They advocate for banning adults from owning firearms, and then in the next breath say we need to listen to a child’s fully developed idea on gender. Apparently the only thing that means your brain is developed, in the opinion of the left, is your agreement with their opinion. Where’s the consistency?

BRIAN DUNLAP

Coeur d’Alene