by Since the Parkland High School shootings, you have heard all manner of politicians from the president on down saying that we need to raise the age to buy a semi-automatic rifle to age 21. They along with the media have painted a picture that wants you to believe one thing when the reality is totally different.
I was 18 when I purchased my first firearm. It was a Ruger 10/22 similar to the one shown in the meme. I paid $55 for it at a long ago closed discount store called Best Products. I used my savings from mowing lawns and my job as a school bus driver.
I bought my 10/22 at Best Product as well in 1983, but I paid $99 + tax.
Shows how much inflation we had in the latter half of the 1970s. I bought mine in 1975.
I bought a Ruger .44 carbine at some point. I wasn't 21 yet and my mother had to buy the ammo since it was 'pistol' cartridge. What a pain. I wish I held onto it.
I remember seeing one for $150 in a hardware store. I should have bought it back then. My best friend in HS had a Winchester lever action in .32-20 given him by his grandfather. He had to have his mom or dad buy the ammo for the same reason.