Then He'd Be Dead And They'd Be Happy

Mr Rittenhouse, being 17, was clearly in possession of a dangerous weapon while being under the age of 18.

Without that dangerous weapon, the mob would have murdered him.

It occurs to me that, once again, an arbitrary limitation on possessing the means of self defense would have led to the death of someone obeying this unjust limitation.

Gee, just like when blacks were disarmed by Jim Crow laws.

It's like what the Pink Pistols have long said, "Armed fags don't get bashed!"

And they don't.

These limitations on the means for self defense are the root of the gun free victim zone.

Florida has even more stringent age limitations than Wisconsin.

It's always ironic that we allow children to start operating the most dangerous weapon in America as early as 14 years old, even letting them operate them unsupervised at 16 with appropriate education and training.

Cars.

But they have to start cold with guns at a much later age?  Some children learn earlier, if their families say, "fuck the law" and teach their kids to shoot at an earlier age.  In Florida you cannot carry any kind of firearm for self defense until you're 21 and only once The State has blessed you with a license.

They cannot buy a handgun or a modern rifle suitable for defense until they're 21 either.

Yet they can vote, serve in the military and sign contracts.

Making people wait until their older isn't the solution.

Let's do what the anti-gunners keep talking about.

Let's do it like cars.

Teach this in schools.

Create a legal way for kids to learn self defense, shooting and the proper, safe, use of firearms in a supervised manner.

Create a pathway, through skills and training rather than just a default age where they can obtain the permits earlier.

The entire point of these default ages is this is when someone is presumed to be mature enough to handle the heady responsibility of doing whatever it is that requires the age to do it.

You can get a driver's license at 16 if you've taken driver's ed.  You have to wait until you're 18 if you didn't.

For fuck's sake, the gorram LAW allows for someone as young as NINE to be tried as an adult!

Why is there no method that allows someone as young as 14 to prove they're mature enough to own and carry a gun?

This is something we should start demanding.

If this system of allowing younger people early access to the means of self defense saves even one life; I think it's worth it!