Repeal of the Drinking Age

Some people say, “Minors are going to drink regardless, so it might as well be legal.” Yea. Good point. Men hit their wives, too. Should we legalize that? Some people enjoy abusing their children, regardless of the fact that it’s illegal, so should we condone that, too? Of course not. Laws are put into effect for the safety of this country’s citizens. No one questions domestic abuse laws because they help protect people. If having a legal drinking age helps protect people too, why are we so quick to question them? Furthermore, many believe that if minors still purchase and consume alcohol underage, the policy doesn’t work. On the contrary, evidence proves that although many youth still consume and purchase alcohol, they drink less and experience fewer alcohol-related injuries and death with the higher minimum age.

After Prohibition, nearly all states set the minimum legal drinking age at 21. However, between 1970 and 1975, 29 s...