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In the United States of America, an eighteen year old can fight, kill, and die for his country, elect political leaders, and buy tobacco. However when it comes to alcohol, we are still treated like juveniles. An eighteen year old can walk into a gun store and make a purchase, yet we can’t go out to a liquor store and purchase a case of beer. It makes no sense when a person looks at the big picture. The government should not be able to pick and choose what will be regulated when a minor reaches the age of adulthood, it should be all or nothing. From the day you turn eighteen, you are no longer a minor in the eyes of the government, or so they say. The government grants you the rights of adulthood, for example, by allowing the opportunities to vote. This gives the new adult a voice in the government that was never an option before the age of eighteen. However in return, you must register for the draft, allowing the possibility of being forced into the army a