It's a bad idea to raise the minimum age for buying long guns. It's an even worse idea to arm teachers

L.A. Times Thursday, 1 March 2018 ()
It’s not as screwy as arming teachers, but increasing the legal age for buying a rifle or shotgun from 18 to 21 is also off target.

If the aim merely is to prevent anyone under 21 from possessing a military-style assault weapon, it won’t work and doesn’t make sense. There are millions of such firearms...
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