The decision-making center, the pre-frontal cortex is not mature until about age 25. One of the worst things that happened to college-age kids is when universities did not have to answer to the parents anymore. It may have something to do with the explosion in student loans
The decision-making center, the pre-frontal cortex is not mature until about age 25. One of the worst things that happened to college-age kids is when universities did not have to answer to the parents anymore. It may have something to do with the explosion in student loans
Given that, one thing we could try is age-related permission for types of weapons:
--Raise the age for owning any gun to 21.
--At 21, you can own and operate only reduced-capacity weapons: revolvers or restricted-capacity pistols; pump shotguns; bolt-action or low-round semiautomatic rifles.
--At 25, when your brain is fully adult, you can own the rest.
--Create a national licensing system--safety, training, background checks, etc.--that allows underage citizens access to the full kit.
I would also raise the age for drinking, driving, and military service to 21, because of that brain-maturity science.
The decision-making center, the pre-frontal cortex is not mature until about age 25. One of the worst things that happened to college-age kids is when universities did not have to answer to the parents anymore. It may have something to do with the explosion in student loans
Given that, one thing we could try is age-related permission for types of weapons:
--Raise the age for owning any gun to 21.
--At 21, you can own and operate only reduced-capacity weapons: revolvers or restricted-capacity pistols; pump shotguns; bolt-action or low-round semiautomatic rifles.
--At 25, when your brain is fully adult, you can own the rest.
--Create a national licensing system--safety, training, background checks, etc.--that allows underage citizens access to the full kit.
I would also raise the age for drinking, driving, and military service to 21, because of that brain-maturity science.