I had read a post titled Handguns for 18 Year Olds from my colleague Yan Xiong's blog. The article she had gotten was from the New York Times and was written by an anonymous author who strongly opposed allowing the age to carry a concealed weapon to be 18. Of course, the NRA supports this issue due to the fact that it would increase their profits, but they completely undermine the fact that it could cause a lot of fatal events.This law also challenges the Texas law of having to be at least 21 to carry a concealed weapon.
In her post Ms. Xiong agrees with the author and states that if this law is carried through it would increase crime rates, destroy our youth's future, and create an increasing number of unsafe environments. She supports her opinion by stating the fact that most 18 year olds are not very mature and do not think about their actions. Considering this fact, she can assume that these young people may try to resolve a stupid conflict or misunderstanding by blowing someone's head off.
I agree with both the author and Ms. Xiong. I think back to my high school senior class and I couldn't imagine what some of the kids i graduated with would do with a concealed weapon. Going to school would be, to say the least, scary. As a whole, I think she is also correct when she says that allowing people under 21 to carry handguns would create more crime and unsafe environments. Considering the fact that a lot of people who are over 21 are probably not responsible enough to carry a concealed weapon, I do not believe that lowering the age could do any good.
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