According to Chris Matthews on the 2/20/2018 episode of his soft-headed MSNBC show Hardball, we should raise the age of eligibility to buy an AR-15 (and one would assume all other semi-automatic rifles) to 21.  This is apparently a great idea; after all, 21 is the age required to buy a handgun from an FFL dealer.  This would arguably keep us safe from minds that aren't fully formed and are subject to impulsive decisions.  However, we have to balance this line of thought with not only the Constitution of the United States, but also Matthews's other stances on policy issues and to whom we should be listening. Now, to the constitutional issue: This line of thought by Matthews is absolutely ridiculous.  While he and I do agree that one should have to be the same age to buy a rifle and a handgun, we disagree on the age.  If one is old enough to vote, or old enough to serve on a battlefield, one is old enough to have a firearm so...(Read Full Post)