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Commentary: Our youths don’t need access to assault weapons. Let’s put politics aside

A Springfield Armory SAINT M- LOCK AR -15 semi-automatic rifle is displayed on a wall of guns during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Despite one’s position on gun control, or their political party affiliation, I hope most will agree that anyone under 21 years of age should not have access to assault weapons or high-capacity ammunition magazines.

There are many that state, if you can vote, join the military, and essentially die for your country, you should not be precluded from purchasing these weapons. As someone who served in the military for nine years, part of me understands why someone would take that position.

However, I

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