Guns and stuff (Score 1)

Hi, I been reading the posting between the anti-gun and the pro-gun people (and believe, there are a lot of them, postings that is). We will never get rid of guns. There is no possible way that is ever going to happen (unless, the borg come down and assimilate all of us, and then that is the least of our problems). I don't like the idea of a police state either. I personally had a stroke way back when and can't fire a gun (I think). And I am not really all that interested in having a gun. And I believe that that is the feeling of a great many people that have posted. So, I this is what I propose (BTW, this is though off the top of my head. Very unrefined. And I will quote no statistics): For each gun that your family owns, you and your love ones must attend a safety course plus a real training course. And the course must be mandated by the federal government, and the course must be thought out in committee between the NRA and the gun-control people with a mediator (because you know that the gun control people and NRA will never agree). The federal mandate comes in because in different parts of the country there are different mentalities about guns, but if one gets shot by a gun, the damage is pretty much the same (unless you are Neo and can dodge bullets. And then I ask, can I sign up for that dodging high-speed projectiles course). Your children will be allowed to fire guns as soon as you believe that they are physically capable. But they must be under your supervision until they reach a certain age. At that age (let just say 16), they undergo a probationary period of 2 years at which time they undergo the same test that was administer to their parents. If they pass, they can use the gun that they were trained in. And if they fail, they can take the test again. After passing the test, you will be issued a gun license card authorizing you to carry the gun. If you are caught without a gun license and carrying a gun, you will be sentenced to mandatory felony jail time. If you son/daughter is caught assault somebody with a gun, you and your child will have to serve jail time. I know that there are a lot of logistics to be worked out and there are certain things that need to be fleshed out. To the pro-gun people, I say, you want to carry a gun, fine. You have to earn the right to carry this piece of metal. And to the gun-control people, I said, you don't want to carry a gun or have anything to do with a gun. Fine you can have it your way (like Burger King).
I might get critism from one side, both sides, or no sides. But, please allow it to be contructive critism. If you want to call me an idiot, please do me and all the /.'ers a favor and support it will some reasons. Thanks. BTW, I am engineer, I don't have a spell/grammar checker. If you find a misspelling or a grammar error, read on. Please don't waste Commander Taco's hard drive space by putting something about a spell checker.