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Ballot measure launched to raise age to buy semi-automatic weapons
This isn't just an initiative to raise the age to 21 -- this proposes registration and continuous monitoring!
I can't easily find a link to the proposed text.
This isn't just an initiative to raise the age to 21 -- this proposes registration and continuous monitoring!
Besides raising the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons, the proposed ballot measure would:
▪ Require local law enforcement background checks for purchases of semi-automatic weapons. Those background checks are currently required when buying a handgun.
▪ Hold gun owners legally responsible if a child uses a gun that was stored unsafely.
▪ Provide a warning to people when they buy a gun of dangers involved with owning a firearm.
▪ Require a waiting period of up to 10 days for the purchase of an "assault weapon."
▪ Create a process for the state to continually check that gun owners are eligible to keep their weapon.
I can't easily find a link to the proposed text.