California Senate Back Increase In Age To Buy Long Guns

By Tom Knighton

I think I’ve written before that the state of California has never met a gun control measure that it didn’t like. If I didn’t before, I have now, and it’s true. They’ll jump on any anti-gun bandwagon they come across.

The latest example is that the state is considering following Florida’s lead by requiring everyone to be 21-years-old before buying a gun. In fact, the state Senate has already given the measure the thumbs up.

California would raise the age for buying rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 and bar people from buying more than one long gun each month under a bill advancing in the Legislature.

It’s been a frequently debated topic nationwide after a Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people.

The Senate on Tuesday approved the measure by Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino of La Canada Flintridge, sending it to the Assembly on a 23-10 vote.

See?

Of course, this won’t accomplish a damn thing. After all, if a shooter can’t buy a gun, he’ll get it another way.

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Source:: Bearing Arms