lf-day crash course on gun ownership. This would include: how to use a gun, what to do and what not to do with it, their responsibility if anyone should misuse the gun, safety features, basic laws on transportation, etc. The course a minor would have to go through would be more extensive. It would ideally consist of a series of shorter courses, designed to keep the attention of the minor, and give them time to cool down if their reason for wishing to own a gun was less than chivalrous. Upon completion of these course(s), the minor or adult would be presented with a certificate saying that they are approved for gun ownership, and could then go purchase a gun with no problem. However, there would be a clause for those citizens wishing to purchase a gun who have a history of violent crime. Those individuals would, if already certified, lose their certification upon any violent crimes, any parole violations, or other acts against the law. Those who had been behaving and wished to purchase a gun would have to go to a special half-day class for ex-cons wishing to purchase weapons.The likelihood of implementation for this proposed solution would be great. It would somewhat resemble the process for getting a permit to drive, and implementing that is not a problem. The cost? Thats another story. The class would most likely have to cost money, since the chance of the government coughing up money for a program like this that doesnt help the masses in some way or another is slim to none. This would be, I believe, a successful alternative to constrictive gun control laws. The certificate would ensure that before a person be allowed to own their own gun the following would occur: they would be exposed to guns, learn basic laws about guns, and also learn simple safety features, also their rights and responsibilities as gun-owning citizens....
