For those 18, 19, and 20 years old.
It is amazing that this Universal Background Check idea has been around since 2013, and it is still not widely known that it results in a de-facto handgun ban for those aged 18-20 years old.
Below are a couple of links that explain why;
http://www.examiner.com/article/uni...would-strip-18-20-year-olds-of-handgun-rights
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/letters/2016/02/04/reject-universal-background-checks/1864344
NOTE: The only exception is handgun sales between family members (no willing or able family members in Maine - you are "out of luck")
Sun Journal Letter to the Editor (02/04/16);
There is “more than meets the eye” with the upcoming universal background check referendum. The public is not being told that passage would result in a de-facto ban on handgun ownership for Maine residents aged 18 to 20. Here is why:
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 requires that 18- to 20-year-olds buy handguns privately. Gun dealers are barred by that law from transferring a handgun to anyone under the age of 21.
The NRA mounted a legal challenge to that, claiming that the 18-20-year-olds should be able to buy a handgun from a gun dealer. However, in 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled against the NRA since 18- to 20-year-olds had the option to buy handguns through private sales.
However, if voters pass the referendum, private gun sales will become much more difficult to do legally, effectively shutting the door on handgun purchases by those people who are 18 to 20 years old.
The referendum is an insidious and deceptive way to take away the rights of young people in that age group. They deserve to have their civil rights protected, not stripped away in an underhanded fashion.
I now understand why the issue of universal background checks was rejected at the national level in 2013 and why Maine voters should reject it now in 2016.
It is amazing that this Universal Background Check idea has been around since 2013, and it is still not widely known that it results in a de-facto handgun ban for those aged 18-20 years old.
Below are a couple of links that explain why;
http://www.examiner.com/article/uni...would-strip-18-20-year-olds-of-handgun-rights
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/letters/2016/02/04/reject-universal-background-checks/1864344
NOTE: The only exception is handgun sales between family members (no willing or able family members in Maine - you are "out of luck")
Sun Journal Letter to the Editor (02/04/16);
There is “more than meets the eye” with the upcoming universal background check referendum. The public is not being told that passage would result in a de-facto ban on handgun ownership for Maine residents aged 18 to 20. Here is why:
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 requires that 18- to 20-year-olds buy handguns privately. Gun dealers are barred by that law from transferring a handgun to anyone under the age of 21.
The NRA mounted a legal challenge to that, claiming that the 18-20-year-olds should be able to buy a handgun from a gun dealer. However, in 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled against the NRA since 18- to 20-year-olds had the option to buy handguns through private sales.
However, if voters pass the referendum, private gun sales will become much more difficult to do legally, effectively shutting the door on handgun purchases by those people who are 18 to 20 years old.
The referendum is an insidious and deceptive way to take away the rights of young people in that age group. They deserve to have their civil rights protected, not stripped away in an underhanded fashion.
I now understand why the issue of universal background checks was rejected at the national level in 2013 and why Maine voters should reject it now in 2016.