Loesch said the gun lobby opposes increasing the age requirement to purchase certain firearms from 18 to 21 — a policy that has been repeatedly proposed by the president since the massacre in Parkland.
“When we talk about the age restrictions, you’re not punishing the gangbanger in Chicago,” she said. “You’re not punishing those individuals that are adjudicated unfit or are dangerous to themselves. … You’re punishing people like I was when I was 20 years old, living on my own. You’re punishing the 19-year-old deer hunter who is just looking forward to deer season — those are the people that you are punishing here.”
“When we talk about the age restrictions, you’re not punishing the gangbanger in Chicago,” she said. “You’re not punishing those individuals that are adjudicated unfit or are dangerous to themselves. … You’re punishing people like I was when I was 20 years old, living on my own. You’re punishing the 19-year-old deer hunter who is just looking forward to deer season — those are the people that you are punishing here.”
