re: #39 Rightwingconspirator

What test, where, to what standard? POST? Something less? More? What is this test, exactly that you speak of? How do you propose we test POST? Or its graduates?

Already asked and answered: Get a panel of experts, have them create a test. Why is this answer not sufficient for you?

re: #40 Rightwingconspirator

You sure make it hard to agree with you that folks with guns need training that includes reasonable tests. A law though? How would that work?

Why is it hard to agree with me? And what do you mean, how would that work? Anyone who purchases a gun has to say if they’re going to use it at home or if it’s just a range or hunting gun. if it’s for home, they have to pass a test for home use. If it’s range or hunting, tests for those. If you want to keep your hunting shotgun at home, you’ll need to pass a home test. What I’m saying is that the training (and tests) should be appropriate to what the gun is used for and where it’s kept.

re: #41 jamesfirecat

Let me see if I can communicate the point more clearly.

The test is to the standard that a person can be awakened from sleep unexpectedly, retrieve their gun from a gunsafe/some other safe storage device, load it, and then show reasonable target recognition and reflex speed in this state.

If people can not do this in a training environment then why should we expect them to be able to do it in a real life home invasion situation?

Exactly.