This is the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. It is interpreted as the constitutional right to own a firearm. I don't think of gun ownership as a right but a responsibility. I am not against people owning firearms. I just would prefer to see firearms owned by responsible people. These are some of the reasons I feel that you should not be licensed to own firearm.
If during the course of your background check the following is true;
You are under that age of 21
You have committed a violent crime with a firearm.
You have committed a violent crime that has caused injury to others
You have been diagnosed with a mental illness that can diminish or otherwise affect your judgement.
You have been diagnosed with a mental illness that can cause you to be a danger to yourself or others
You are legally incapable of obtaining a drivers license.
You have been arrested for 3 or more DUIs within the span of a year.
You are incapable of waiting three days before taking possession of a firearm.
You are under probation or have committed any crime within five years of being released from prison.
You have not completed a gun safety course.
These are the conditions that come immediately to mind. You would need a license or an addendum to your driver's license renewed every 5 years in order to purchase a firearm. I don't think that is unreasonable.
Regarding types of firearms that should be available to the public, any semi-automatic weapon that can be modified to be fully automatic should not be available. There is no reason anyone other than the police or military should have necessity to use these weapons. Weapons should be licensed to their owners
Bottom line, guns kill. It is what they were designed to do. Just like you would want to have an operator's license for a large truck to be more comprehensive that for a car, I think you would want the same level of education for someone who possess any easy to use dangerous device. you have to be licensed to handle explosives after a training and safety course. That does not vary from state to state, why should firearm licensing?
These are some of the firearms owned by a friend of mine, He is to me the model of a responsible conscientious firearm owner. all the times I and my children have fired his weapons, safety has been at the forefront. I would never dream of taking any of this away from him. He would also be the first to say that not everyone should own a gun. The standard should be quality of owners not quantity.
Low Point of my day: Having a chronic stiffness in my neck that didn't allow me to feel safe while driving.
High point of my day: sharing and celebrating my daughters 18th birthday.
What I learned today: After seeing an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt museum I learned a lot about different types of design.
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