The regulations on explosive materials illustrate that there is no logical stopping point to prevention. Age limits Nearly everything juveniles do with guns is already against the law. But there are always new things to outlaw. The Clinton administration wants to ban handgun possessions by anyone under 21, therefore banning legitimate uses of handguns by persons under age 21, including self defense. It is already illegal for gang members to carry guns.
Young people suffer high victimization rates for murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
John Lott's research shows that laws allowing those between 18 and 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun are no less effective in reducing violent crime than those confined to citizens over age 21. Ban on the import of large-capacity ammunition clips. This is another insubstantial, symbolic measure against violent crime, intended to demonize an inanimate object and further infringe on the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Maybe the public knows more than the politicians. This Brief Analysis was prepared by Senior Fellow Morgan O. Reynolds, director of the Criminal Justice Center of the National Center for Policy Analysis.