What?

Drinking Age 21 -> 18

Since 1984, the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) went from the age 18 to 21 Lowering the drinking age to 18 would !im"l# $e !afer $ecau!e 18 #ear old! are not going to !to" drinking% the# are !im"l# $ehind door! in!tead of out in the o"en in legal and !u"er&i!ed en&ironment!

Who?
'hi! argument mainl# "ertain! to college cam"u!e! $ecau!e mo!t !tudent! on cam"u! are under age 21 (ut thi! de$ate al!o ha! an effect on "eo"le older than 18% there reall# i! no age cut off where "eo"le $egin to not care a$out the minimum legal drinking age )ighteen #ear old! tend to hang out with older adult! $ecau!e of the college en&ironment and work force *hen the# finall# $ecome introduced to it, the# want to do it and will do it illegall# if nece!!ar#

Why?
*hen a "er!on reache! the age of 18, the# $ecome legal adult! At thi! time #ou are out in +the real world, alone -o more li&ing at home under #our "arent.! roof, it i! time to !tart #our own life and make #our own deci!ion! *hich include! $eing a$le to &ote, !er&e on a /ur#, enli!t in the militar#, get married% file a law!uit, $e !ued or $e con&icted a! an adult 0ou can al!o $u# to$acco "roduct!, a""l# for a credit card, !ecure a loan and lea!e or $u# a hou!e 0ou can do and make all of the!e deci!ion! a! an AD1L' e2ce"t for $u# alcohol

What to do?
Anyone can go onto the internet and find thousands of petitions out there that people have started that also believe that the MLDA should be 18. You can sign and submit as many as you would like every one of them count. You could also start your own petitions with your point of view on why the drinking age should be 18.

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