Certain types of guns are just too dangerous for 18 to 20 years olds to possess. "Assault Rifles" such as the AR 15 or Mac 90 or AK 47 are evil looking instruments of death and mayhem and these doltish tots are unable to safely be in their presence. I suppose the list could be exhaustive based on how scary looking the firearm is.
Okay... fine. Let's apply the same criteria to other items even more deadly than these scary rifles. Any car with and engine over 4 cylinders. Or any car capable of speeds in excess of 70 mph. Put governors on them to keep the speed down. Criminalize tampering with those until age 21 when they are able to be responsible.
Criminalize text messaging. Aside from the danger it creates it also makes kids inattentive and dumb. They can install those apps on their 21st birthday.
Force children to be friends with unpopular kids. Make it mandatory and treat it like community service. Say.... 8 hours of being friends with that oddball kid that sits in the top right corner of the bleachers at Assemblies.
Create a new government agency responsible for evaluating families for effective parenting and give them enforcement powers to compel compliance with federally mandated good parenting guidelines. The use of fines and or imprisonment along with the removal of children from noncompliant homes for placement in approved foster homes should be encouraged.
These measures can be implemented alongside those other highly effective efforts like maximum speed limits, making drugs illegal and laws against underage drinking.
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