DUDE - I've known people like this!
Funny story, I got stuck with a bunch of Navy personnel in Afghanistan for a year and being the silly grunt I was I got tasked to run a weapons range every so often (which, as it turned out, was not altogether that helpful). Long story short I've never seen so many negligent discharges in my life. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AROUND NAVY PEOPLE. Good people, just scary when they have guns!
I spent 7 years in the military and have a lifetime CAC permit (free for some veterans in my state). I also have a range membership at the local long and tactical range.
I understand your sentiments completely.
But ... To what extent would you be prepared to relinquish your rights in order to account for the actions of others?
I went as far as getting a NICS number and all the required permits. I have had situational training and conditioning (regularly). There are times I don’t let friends and neighbors carry on my own property.
It would be easy for me to turn my head and say nothing when the goverment starts messing with the rights of gun owners, because I know they will never make it impossible for someone like me to own firearms. I can pass whatever requirements they want to use. I can afford whatever costs they want to impose in order to restrict a gun owner’s liberty to carry whatever they want. They will never give up their rights (security) the same as they will freely restrict the liberties of others.
I commented in thread because I simply recognized government limits freedom and liberty.
So why do I care ... Because I am not everyone’s mama, and don’t intend to grant the Federal Government the power to be your mama because some dumbass does stupid things.
I stopped trying to fix the world more than a decade ago ... The military taught me adaptation and innovation will always win the race. It is generally the degree to which we agree to restrict ourselves, that will eventually defeat us.