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Gun Law Raising Age To 21 For Shotgun, Rifle Sales Passes California Senate

The age to buy a gun in California could be raised soon, after the State Senate passed a law Tuesday that would prohibit anybody under 21 from buying a shotgun or rifle.


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Senate Bill 1100, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, would raise the required age to purchase a shotgun or a rifle, collectively known as long guns, from 18 to 21 throughout California

“I am proud that this important piece of legislation has passed the California State Senate,” Portantino said. “This bill sends a clear message to those in Washington who continue to ignore the cries for change to our gun laws. Here in California we create change and respond to gun violence with sensible control.”

California law currently prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing a handgun. Only one handgun can be purchased in a 30-day period.

If the Senate bill passes the assembly and becomes law, all gun purchasers must be 21, regardless of whether the gun is purchased from a store or another gun owner.

The bill also states a gun owner must wait 30 days after purchasing any firearm before purchasing another.

Currently, anyone can purchase multiple shotguns or rifles in one purchase, and there is no waiting period to purchase additional long guns, according to officials.

Dick’s Sporting Goods said it will stop selling assault-style weapons and no longer sells firearms to people under 21 years of age in the wake of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. Walmart also announced that the chain will stop selling firearms to people under 21.

The legislation, SB 1100, now moves onto the California Assembly for final approval.

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Gun Law Raising Age To 21 For Shotgun, Rifle Sales Passes California Senate

9 comments

  1. A baby step. But, any step is better than a thought and prayer.

    • A baby step?

      Do you think all the criminals, gang members, and other people who wish to do harm are dutifully waiting until they’re 21 to possess firearms?

      NO!

  2. So they’ll hand a rifle to a young soldier and tell him to go defend our country, but as an adult US citizen in California he cannot legally own a gun until he’s 21??? Raise the draft/enlistment age to 21 then as well.

    Our California politicians are loons. Wake up everyone.

    • It is a conversation. As a gun owner who despises what the NRA has and has not done, let me play Devil’s advocate. Are you saying that there should be an exception for under 21 year old gun buyers who are in the military? Perhaps because of their extensive training? But then on base, they have their own rules and regulations that are even more restrictive than what California is proposing? That is kind of how it is now. Are they just loons because they made a new ruling that will have no effect on legal or illegal shooters? If we have a hard time with a 21 year old age because of the possibility of military service, should we not also lower the legal drinking age? How old does one have to be to buy cigarettes? Or would it really be better to make the minimum age for military service 21? Then you won’t be upset? Buying and possessing are two different things. My child has possessed hand guns and long rifles since he was 14. He works in the field where they are required. It is legal for me to provide them because of the steps, precautions, and even licensing/training that we were willing to commit to. The times are changing, but no one is taking my guns. The times need to change and I don’t expect they won’t because I want to shake my fists at a government that does not care or has it’s own rhetoric/agenda. They will not change their ideas or opinions because I take to insisiting my interpretation of my 2nd amendment rights is correct. It has to be a conversation, which is all anyone really seems to want to get started. That conversation can happen when and if we as gun owners can actually look at what is going on and listen and try to come up with real solutions. If I tell you that you are an emotional idiot who in this day and age is only worried about your own perceptions, will you listen? Probably not rationally. We as gun owners need to realize that both sides have the idea that “my way is the only right way.” Or, we can just keep on being upset about the non-relevant, keep on coming across as self centered all about me hill billies. And then be amazed at what happens. Faith not fear.

    • Put people first- not guns. Nobody is telling anyone to pick up a rifle and go defend our country.
      The armed forces are made up of volunteers. Guns kill- that’s the problem and it’s out of control.

      • this laws makes, no sense, people under 21 for a long time have only, have had access to longguns, longguns are used in only 5% of gun murders in this state, longguns wielded by people under 21 who bought them legally, are likely an even smaller subset of theses murders. longguns least likely guns to be used in a crime.
        also this law leaves people under 21 defenseless. from 0-18 your parents are presumably supposed to protect you, under this new law you have to be 21 to own a gun to protect youself, from 18-21 if you don’t live at home you are defenseless! who protects these people if they barrd from defending them selves? the police? the police take minutes to get there when seconds counts if they even bother to get their (their are multiple court cases that have ruled that police have no obligation to protect anyone).
        this law was brought about because of a recent spate of mass shootings, but most mass shooters are over 21 anyway,(vegas shooter) and quite a few just use guns that belong their parents (santa fe highschool shooter) . the one who was over 18 (cruz) used a rifle that was illegal in california. a massacre happens in another state, with a rifle that is illegal in california,, and we still get more of our rights taken away.
        it is truly terrible being young in this state watching the california state legislature take more and more rights way from under 21s

  3. Let me get this straight, so if I joined the marines today in California instead of 30 years ago, it would be against the law for me to buy a shotgun or a rifle today under this law? Hmmm… I can go to war and die for my country and my constitution to protect the rights and freedoms for all citizens in the USA under the constitution, but personally I lose my 2nd amendment rights of the constitution because I live in California?
    Wow the ignorance is on full display in California – isn’t it?

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