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Old 05-25-2022, 10:15 PM
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It’s not related to this most recent shooting, just coincidental that this person happened to be one that purchased the guns he needed at 18

It’s well documented that adult males do not have a fully developed brain until their early 20’s. One of the last cognitive changes to develop is the increased ability to consider the long term ramifications of one’s actions

Historically, humans especially human males were required to grow up very fast. Not only was our lifespan shorter, but there were no laws to protect children from having to work, and so men were working as children and teens, getting married much younger, and dying much younger

If anything, culturally, development of people has continued to be pushed back. Humans are usually far less ready for adult responsibilities now than they used to be at 18. Many are still living the lives of children, being cared for as if they were still children by doting parents

So when we consider humans and their maturity and development at 18 versus how they were, it’s unfortunately much less mature, part of it due to the cush life our modern society provides

This is why I personally have never had a huge problem with making the minimum age to buy a firearm 21. It’s not like in America if someone really wants one to use for something like hunting or sport, to just be given one as a gift by a family member anyway. And when we consider why someone should be allowed to use one for the military but not for personal use, the military puts someone through BUDS training, which creates maturity and discipline on its own, before they are ever given a weapon and instructions to possibly use it on another person

So I don’t consider my stance on the legal age to buy a gun a knee-jerk reaction to this latest shooting. More like a reflection of an immature society of mentally underdeveloped youth, compared to how it once was anyway
buds is seals tho you meant something else
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Old 05-25-2022, 10:17 PM
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buds is seals tho you meant something else
Whatever basic training is

In fact I personally would prefer we be like Israel and put every youth through military training as a requirement to create a sense of patriotism and discipline. Then I would have no problem with them getting a gun at 18 either
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Old 05-25-2022, 11:24 PM
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Whatever basic training is

In fact I personally would prefer we be like Israel and put every youth through military training as a requirement to create a sense of patriotism and discipline. Then I would have no problem with them getting a gun at 18 either
most 18 yo arent stupid fucks like the shooter. media blames white people or guns, never blacks, mexicans, etc…

they blamed car and not Darrel Brooks because he was black and not white. media is very racist and agitates hatred intentionally.
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Old 05-25-2022, 11:40 PM
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most 18 yo arent stupid fucks like the shooter. media blames white people or guns, never blacks, mexicans, etc…

they blamed car and not Darrel Brooks because he was black and not white. media is very racist and agitates hatred intentionally.
While I completely agree about the media, I personally disagree about 18 year olds. How fun would it be for a more mature person to hang out with a bunch of 18 year olds. Would you find that fun? I wouldn’t. Why? Because 18 year olds are very immature and stupid

My argument has not changed that not only have 18 year olds been stupid and immature, but 18 year olds nowadays are far more immature and childish than my grandpa’s generation when they were 18, and those before that

So if you think that most 18yr olds nowadays behave like responsible adults, then we can agree to disagree there
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Old 05-26-2022, 12:16 AM
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While I completely agree about the media, I personally disagree about 18 year olds. How fun would it be for a more mature person to hang out with a bunch of 18 year olds. Would you find that fun? I wouldn’t. Why? Because 18 year olds are very immature and stupid

My argument has not changed that not only have 18 year olds been stupid and immature, but 18 year olds nowadays are far more immature and childish than my grandpa’s generation when they were 18, and those before that

So if you think that most 18yr olds nowadays behave like responsible adults, then we can agree to disagree there
you do have a point about maturity level. our generation had it hard, life forced us. they have it easy and mature later.

we have these recruits in our army unit (army, not marines), young men can’t even remember their uniform. and stupid diversity trainings aren’t helping with discipline issues.
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Old 05-26-2022, 12:25 AM
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you do have a point about maturity level. our generation had it hard, life forced us. they have it easy and mature later.

we have these recruits in our army unit (army, not marines), young men can’t even remember their uniform. and stupid diversity trainings aren’t helping with discipline issues.
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Old 05-25-2022, 11:58 PM
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most 18 yo arent stupid fucks like the shooter. media blames white people or guns, never blacks, mexicans, etc…

they blamed car and not Darrel Brooks because he was black and not white. media is very racist and agitates hatred intentionally.
Tucker Carlson isn't part of the media now, my trailer trash friend?
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