Training requirements for gun ownership.

[JohnBT]

"This to me is the "well regulated" part of the amendment."

At the time it was written, "well regulated" meant "well equipped, or well armed".

Maybe we need some training requirements for folks wanting to use their 1st Amendment right. You know, like how to do research before you speak. Glad to help you out this time though.

 

[youngda9]

That's correct JohnBT

To the OP: There are GOBS of quotes out there explaining EXACTLY what the founding fathers meant. Do a little research.

 

[MountainBear]

I repeat, it shouldn't be mandatory, but it should be common sense. Too many people decide to carry a firearm for defense with no real knowledge of the skills needed or ramifications of their actions. If you choose to carry and use guns without some sort of training (I'm not specifying minimums or anything like that, just some sort), then frankly your irresponsible.
The government shouldn't be involved in making you train, you should be smart enough to do it yourself.

 

[armoredman]

Only thing I'm wondering is where's the OP now?

 

[Patriotme]

I wish that everyone had mandatory training in firearms or at the very least firearms safety.
There is a problem with mandatory firearms training in order for someone to be able to own a gun. The requirements could be so strict and the standards of proficiency so high that most couldn't pass. Now some are probably saying that could never happen. Ok, how easy is it to own a gun in Washington, DC then? Read Emily Miller's series about getting a handgun and permit in The Washingon Times to get an idea of what I'm talking about.
So let's pretend that your new gov issued firearms training and certification certificate allows you to buy a gun anywhere and carry wherever you want. Ok, that's great.
If however I was an anti gunner an in charge of the program this is what I would do. First I would make the cost high but not so high that people would say I was pricing everyone out of the market. I would make it a few hundred dollars for the class.
Next I would make the paperwork required for the training a huge PITA. You would run around from gov building to gov building.
I would also make the paperwork a huge intrusion into your privacy and perhaps make the info accessable much like CCW information is in many states.
The marksmanship standards would be tough. Good luck with the 25 yd targets and CCW guns. If you want to carry concealed you must qualify with that gun and the standards would be the same for Ruger Blackhawks and Ruger LCR's.
There's a lot that an anti gun politician could do to prevent people from taking a training class.
As much as I would love to see a lot of gun owners get training I really worry about making anything else mandatory before being able to exercise our 2nd Amendment rights.

 

[armoredman]

Like I said, it's a privilege, not a right, as long as they can say, "You can't, until..."