As for driving licence I remember that I greatly despised that I had to be treated like I was at 16yo, because we could not get a licence until you are 17yo, they made it hell for me to get about for work.
As for Gun Laws that's rubbish as well, I had a gun from before I can remember a air rifle and a 22 bolt action, but I was educated about the rules of using a Gun explicitly, what was and was not tolerated regarding such, it was demanded ! and all my mates on the land were the same but for the city kids who always feared guns and never had any grounding instilled into them about responsibility's,
I bought my first car at 13yo and drove around the paddocks.
I worked from 7yo with men on job sites, so you had to learn your place or else ! They were not nice people at all, they demanded standards be met or else.
I was more mature than him when I was 7yo in fact. but I know many men of any age who are truly just like boys in the head that have never matured, I think it because they have never been called upon to take charge of themselves to be responsible. Stand up and be responsible for your actions ! for crying out loud, not admitting to ones mistakes etc but passing the buck on to others as I hate that ! I rather one stand up and admit, because I respect that in a man. everyone has the capacity to grow and that's the deal, the essence.
People even 30 years ago used to move out and get married right after high school after finding a decent trade and job, I think in America and other parts of the Western world, going out into the wide open world with almost nothing but the shirts on their backs and their head held high. Nowadays, I've heard of 30-year-olds who have either no college degree, or have degrees but still live at home with their mother and father, even sharing their insurance, because housing prices are so terrible, as well as the combined problems caused by the economy and the pandemic.
It's quite amazing how quickly we have changed - but have we truly "progressed" or "regressed"??
From the Bible's point of view, 'a house divided cannot stand' (Mark 3:24-25)....and because of the political divisions of those who claim to be "Christians", I see that satan has sucked people into his world by his lying propaganda and the emotional appeal of indoctrinated "King and Country".....Christians should be, not just "more neutral and balanced" but completely "neutral and balanced", with regard to politics.
Jane, I'm interested in what you and other Australian / non-American users here have to say about this complex debate. Not just about for example, gun laws but also for things such as drinking laws. Do you think America's law at 21 is too high, or too low? I mean, I don't drink, but LOTS of people at my college drank, long before 21. That being said, it does seem that drunk driving accidents among teenagers and young adults are very high unfortunately.
Teenage Drunk Driving Facts - Drive-Safely.net
I have read though, as another point to consider, that our brains also start to
deterioriate around the age of 29 or something. And this article also states that:
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Typically, we lose seven to 10 milliseconds -- a tenth of a second -- of brain speed per decade from age 20 on, which means that aging alone causes us to lose brain cells and processing speed. This minute change is very difficult to notice, even for the most tuned-in individuals, because aging occurs at a constant rate."
You're Getting Dumber as You Age: Here's How to Slow the Decline
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Working memory — the ability to hold a piece of information in mind, such as a phone number, password, or the location of a parked — also declines with age.
Some studies suggest a slow decline starts as early as age 30. Working memory depends on the rapid processing of new information rather than on stored knowledge. Other aspects of this kind of fluid intelligence, such as processing speed and problem-solving, also decrease with age."
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking...ng/2019/how-the-brain-changes-with-age-083019
So if you start to lose your peak only 4-5 years
after turning 25, then it's perhaps not a great idea to start using weapons or drinking at that age either, it might even conversely hold back or cripple your development and progress. And in the interests of fairness, lots of people including Republicans might want the voting age to be equal to that age also, opening yet another huge and complex debate. So I don't know, I don't think there's a very clear answer to what is the best today.