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hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
Well here in Canada at 18 you can buy both. Not sure what your point is. An adult is an adult. Where I come from you can drive a car on the highway at 14 and do it alone when you are 16. Doesn't that seem odd to you?
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@hippyjoe1955 I find it odd that in my country you can have sex at 16, but not watch people do it until you're 18. It still seems preposterous that you can buy a gun at 18.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I started shooting a rifle when I was about 8. No big deal. I was hunting gophers (ground squirrels. My grandmother was a crack shot and trained me well. Always look down range so you don't hit something you don't want to should you miss. Never carry a rifle with a round in the chamber. Never carry a rifle with the bolt closed. Never point the gun at anything you don't want to hit. In the ensuing 60 years I have never shot anyone. I killed lots of gophers a few skunks an occasional coyote a bear or two some deer some geese some ducks and did I mention that I used to shoot competitively. I won a lot of prizes with my marksmanship. Guns are not to be feared they are to be used responsibly.