Nadler Doesn’t Want 18-Yr-Olds to Buy Guns Because Brains Aren’t Formed, but Drafting Is OK Because Military “Needs People”

BizPac Review

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) grilled House Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) over his hypocritical argument that the age for owning a gun should be raised from 18 to 21 because brains at that age aren’t fully formed yet.

“We recognize different ages with different purposes. We recognize 18 for the draft. We recognize 16 for driving and in some states, we recognize 21 for drinking. So we recognize different ages for different purposes. That’s all I wanted to say,” Nadler stated at a House hearing on gun violence.

“Could I have a second to engage that,” Massie asked and then was allowed to proceed with questioning Nadler.

“Would the chairman join me in co-sponsoring a bill to raise the draft age to 21?” Massie asked.

“No,” Nadler responded.

“But the chairman feels their brains aren’t fully formed at 18, 19, and 20?” Massie pressed.

“The research does indicate that in certain respects, but the selective service needs… I mean, if the country needs, it needs people,” Nadler weakly replied.

“It needs people whose brains aren’t fully formed?” Massie grilled Nadler.

“In some respects, yes,” the chairman nonsensically responded.


Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) then quipped, “Hoping mine is fully formed at 40. We won’t put that to a vote.” He then tore into the Democrats’ push for gun control.


Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee in that hearing on Thursday put forth a bill that contained a ton of gun control proposals, setting up a floor vote as early as next week, according to RollCall.

Nadler argued in his opening statement that the legislation would help cut down on gun violence, while Republicans staunchly opposed the proposals for gun control.


The bill combines eight individual bills, including measures that would increase the age to buy some rifles, limit magazine sizes, codify regulations banning bump stocks and ghost guns, and provide standards for safe gun storage.

Nadler said the mark-up of the bill would set the stage to pass gun control legislation when the House returns from its break next week.

“We are painfully aware that we cannot do enough today to save all of these lives,” Nadler proclaimed, referring to gun violence. “But that each life, we say, is an entire world.”

“Democrats control the major cities that have the worst murder rates,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) heatedly pointed out during the hearing. “That’s why your ideas have been shown to get people killed.”

Read Full Story

You might like:

Stories You May Like