@MicheleV_AK seems pretty reasonable, yes?
I mean, even in KY years ago I had to show proof of completion of an approved firearms safety class just to get a hunting license.
I get some people might disagree but to me that seems consistent with 'a well regulated militia'
@cajun_cheechako It seems extremely reasonable and might I say necessary. I am not a gun person, but I cannot imagine someone just walking into a store, buying a gun and then start shooting it without training. It's a deadly weapon! We have to learn to drive, pass a written and driving test to get licensed to operate a car. I think it's reasonable to do the same with a gun.
@MicheleV_AK As a newbie here I don't want to offend off the bat but - I think the entire gun conversation is flawed at its root. It would be far better, from a 2nd amendment point of view, to simply assume (nay, require?) that everyone has some kind of weapon, has been introduced to gun safety training in school (we were, growing up - a lot of schools had shooting ranges), and is aware of the dangers - just like driving a car, with graduated levels of training/certification for more capable/powerful weapons.
That should eliminate the political FUD around 'so and so wants to take our guns'. And as far as 'privacy', if it is assumed (required?) that people possess (note, I didn't say use) a weapon, then there is no real issue.
I find the situation in Switzerland very interesting - esp. the part where it says:
"The Swiss have strict rules for who can get a gun, and take firearm training very seriously."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/switzerland-gun-laws-rates-of-gun-deaths-2018-2%3famp
I have no idea what response I might get here, but it does seem like a more thoughtful and measured group ;)
@cajun_cheechako Most people who have guns are responsible. My husband has lots of guns for hunting. Back in my day in school, no guns; the worst thing we saw, rarely, was a knife. I don't know when we became so obsessed with owning guns. It's too easy to purchase guns and the ones who do the mass shootings, etc., should never be allowed to have a gun, but gun laws are so different in each state and with the number of illegal guns out there, here we are. If I were queen, there would be no guns.