Colorado legislators are weighing a new bill to raise the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21.
Tom Mauser, whose son, Daniel, was murdered at Columbine, pointed out that an 18-year-old purchased four long guns for the killers at the local gun show.However, others testified that the state offers a hunter education course and certificate for youths as young as 10 — and that the bill would prohibit their participation.
Griffin said he’s registered to take his course next month and is concerned the pols will shoot down that opportunity. Others also testified that young people between 18 and 21 often work on their family farms and ranches and that firearms are sometimes needed to ward off predators. Mullica told ColoradoPolitics.com he plans to rewrite the bill to address some of the issues raised at the hearing, including adding an exemption warding off wildlife predators and allowing for kids like Griffin to take hunting courses.The bill was introduced in February, less than four months after five people were shot dead and 20 others injured during aThe accused shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, was 22 at the time of the incident.
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