How did we get the specific age number for Age of Consent, Age of Voting, Gun ownership, Driver License, etc.. when age is often subjective for maturity?

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Not a pedophile, just wondering.

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Answer 1

It’s impractical to evaluate the maturity of every single person every time, so politicians agreed on fixed age thresholds. This is somewhat arbitrary, and you can see different countries (or even different parts of a country) choosing different thresholds. Sometimes these thresholds are changed if enough people agree that this is a good idea.