The Alabama House and Senate are both moving forward with
bills that would circumvent federal law prohibiting the sale of firearms to
minors by allowing parents or guardians to “transfer” the weapons to children
under 18.
House bill 328 and Senats bill 262 would also eliminate record-keeping
requirements from the Code of Alabama, removing language that mandates firearm
dealers “keep a permanent record of the sale of every pistol, revolver, or
maxim silencer, showing the date of sale, serial number, or other
identification marks, manufacturer’s name, caliber and type, and also the name
and address of the purchaser.
Congratulations, Alabama, not only will you be able to use a
gun in a crime without it being traced back to you, you’ll also be able to get
a volume discount on caskets as children will now have legal access to
handguns.
What could possibly go wrong?
The good news is children will only be allowed to use those
handguns under proper supervision.
Unless they’re using it for hunting, trapping, target shooting or
training. So basically the only time a
child needs to be supervised with their pistol is if they’re robbing a
bank. Thank goodness for that.
State Senator Arthur Orr said the bill wouldn’t permit the
sale of firearms to people under 18 as mandated by federal law, it would simply
allow kids to hunt, trap and target shoot.
Orr said he started hunting with his parents when he was 12.
Even though children will be allowed to use handguns without
supervision, Orr said the bill is meant to bring reason and common sense to
Alabama’s gun laws.
Everyone knows children are the epitome of
responsibility. By allowing them not
only access to but free rein to carry handguns, Alabama has shown the level of
intelligence present in its lawmakers.
How anyone could think this will end well is a mystery.
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