MY personal opinion is ANYONE who handles a firearm , buys one , owns one or is gonna shoot one ; SHOULD HAVE TRAINING .
Now training is open to interpretation isn't it . Hunter safety , Military service , Specific Gun classes or an all in one encompassing firearms training course . NO State I'm aware of allows a person to operate a motor vehicle without proper training credentials and a license ,correct ?
The NEXT question is a BIG ONE ; COST ???. So at what point is it detrimental and BURDENING to the potential Gun Owner ?. Personally I believe GUNS costs are prohibiting enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!. Damn things have skyrocketed ( by design ) do in large part law suit liability BS !!!.
I also believe ONCE an individual qualifies and obtains a license ,it's 3-5 year renewal cost , should cost NO more than $10 EVER AGAIN ,meaning they shouldn't go up in price for state revenue !!!.
Again Personally I'd like to see the USA follow the Swiss example , Israeli , Swedish , Countries . Compulsory Military service # 24 months . National firearms training programs . Perhaps we'd have far fewer lackluster basement dwelling potato heads ,shooting up unarmed innocent citizens .
WE ALL KNOW , IF soft targets were reinforced with Armed qualified personnel , those targets WOULDN'T BE SOFT any longer !.
Any coward can walk into an unarmed shooting gallery and wreak havoc ,however 99.99% Cowards aren't gonna storm into a Seals or Rangers gathering ,just like their NOT gonna walk into any area where OTHERS MAY BE ARMED !.
Don't know whether it's drugs ,parents , political rhetoric, media's insane BS or society's lapse of reasoning, which emboldens mental imbeciles to commit the heinous crimes these individual do . SOMETHING MUST BE DONE and taking away individual law abiding citizens RIGHTS
ISN'T THE ANSWER , nor is restricting firearm ownership !!!.