Gentlemen, as I've said many times, here and in other threads, the gun issues in our country will not be solved by simple, one-step approaches. The issue is complex and requires a multi-faceted solution. The change will not happen over night. Training requirements, licensing, proper locked storage, mandatory background checks, etc; all need to be part of the solution. My personal opinion is that none of these "infringes" on our right to bear arms. They safeguard that right, because in taking these and other measures, we gradually ensure that guns are in the proper hands. Remember, our top priorities are safety (personal and public) and keeping guns out of the hands of crazies and criminals.
And we, the gun enthusiasts, should be taking the lead on this. This is OUR problem. You can exist in denial and say that you personally aren't part of the problem. But you are. We all are. The current system is broken. Guns flow from the hands of gun owners and corrupt FFLs into the wrong hands by the hundreds of thousands every year. We are causing this, not the liberal gun haters out there who don't actually own guns. We are the ones who should be writing the laws that cure the gun problems in our country. If we don't, public opinion will continue to swell against us, and someone else will write laws that we don't like and that don't work. As someone pointed out, just look at Chicago, Detroit, and Flint.
