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Originally Posted by aerovette
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Our Constitutional rights are given at birth.
They apply to all US citizens and those here that are not citizens in some cases.
They are God-given and not provided by law, but PROTECTED by law.
Because this New York law required a demand to be met, BEFORE the God-given right was permitted, it was struck down as an infringement.
Based on that, can a 7 year old buy a gun? Serious question. They have the right from birth, and it cannot be infringed.
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Even the most libertarian minded among us, like me, agree with the fundamental concept of an "age of majority." Minors, by definition, are not adults, and as such, do not enjoy the same rights as adults, also, they receive more protections than adults, all by virtue of their status as minors.
A legitimate argument can be made for what the age of majority should be, but I don't think anyone would argue that there should NOT be an age of majority, unless you're talking about leftists who want to put their little boys in dresses and have them castrated. I mean, there really shouldn't be any age limit on that, of course.