Louisiana Bill To Raise Age For Long Gun Purchase Rejected

By Tom Knighton

One of the anti-gunners latest loves is the idea of raising the age required to purchase a firearm to 21. They somehow think this will dissuade mass shootings for some ridiculous reason. While this law won’t impact many of us, Second Amendment advocates reject it because it interferes with the right of legal adults to keep and bear arms for sport or personal defense.

Unfortunately, these laws seem to be getting a fair bit of traction. Even the supposed “Gunshine State” passed such a law.

However, the state of Louisana showed some sense that Florida lacked.

A measure to put many popular semi-auto firearms out of the reach of those 18-to-20 in Louisiana was easily defeated Tuesday in the state Senate.

The bill, SB 274, failed to pass, gaining just nine “yes” votes in the chamber against 26 lawmakers who were opposed. Sponsored by state Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, it would put many guns off-limits to a segment of adults in the state based on age.

“We need to do something to make our classrooms safer,” Carter said.

Carter’s bill classifies an “assault weapon” to include any pistol or rifle with a fixed magazine that can …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms