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It is now well accepted medically that the part of the brain that controls judgment does not fully develop until the early twenties.

This was in my basic psych class over ten years ago and when I went through the education program it was addressed in such theories as Demetriou and Piaget and many others. Piaget is the most famous and widely excepted. Physically most are fully mature by 17 and as young as 14 but mentally it can take as long as 22-24 to fully develop. Funny thing is that your cognitive ability declines pretty much as soon as it peaks just like physical development.

So start quoting Piaget next time your teenager says their an adult. I have had the kids in school read it and while it is addressed in psych classes many really don't think about it. When you actually talk to them and have a debate they start to realize that maybe they could still learn a little form their parents and teachers.

What’s the difference between a graduating high school senior and a college freshman? A summer of drinking and three months.

When you look at it that way it is kind of hard to really look at an 18 year old as an adult but the law does and maybe that's not right but that's the law!

Edit: Then again look at our young service men and women between 17-19. We would defiantly call them adults but it doesn't change the fact that they are not fully mentally developed. It is a weird age your an adult but your not an adult.

I think I am with gigag04 on this.

Disagree.

Burg of a hab, while not violent, definitely affects people. Youve been there when you take that report and the wife is too scared to even stay at the ransacked house.

It's defiantly not a victim-less crime in the mental sense! It's one thing if a non violent felon is allowed to own a gun in his home after a certain amount of time. All people should be able to protect themselves in their "castle" (except violent criminals, they have lost their right to own a firearm) but to allow a convicted felon to get a CHL is a little much for me reformed or not.

Carrying around a firearm on your person is a huge responsibility! Let me put it this way; I know it isn't exactly the same thing but would you want a non violent reformed felon to be allowed to become a law enforcement officer and carry a weapon? Heck, you can lose your state teaching license for getting a first offense DWI for ten years!

My point is I think a CHL should be held to the same standard as a LEO when it comes to criminal record. I might get blasted for this by others but it is my opinion but then again you know what they say about opinions. Owning a firearm in your home to me is very different then being allowed to carry a loaded weapon almost everywhere you want, you must have a good track record!

WOW! All I can say is that I know we all do stupid stuff when we are younger but two convictions? I am sure your father is a reformed man. Age really can make you smarter, imo . If he has two felony convictions I am sorry to say that more then likely he will not be able to get a CHL. I honestly can't believe he can purchase a firearm! His next best bet is to contact an attorney if he wants to pursue it.

It's sad that some of you guys made these mistakes when young and have to learn the hard way but the law is the law. I will have to admit but to me personally burglary of a habitation is a serious crime even if no violence or weapons were involved. I work with teenagers all day long and they KNOW right from wrong they just don’t think about the consequences before they act.