I’m a little torn on this. I equate it to owning a car. I rather appreciated that training is required in many states.
200+ years ago parents taught their children in the use of firearms. That is far and few today.
I’d be okay with all being able to purchase and own a firearm, but not be able to discharge it outside of your home without some kind of training that shows you know how to responsibly use it.
the same logic applies to voting...
Owning a car is not a Constitutionally guaranteed right. That’s the difference.
I understand and sympathize with your comment, but there are differences that you’re probably already aware of. Keeping and bearing arms is a right for anyone who isn’t likely to use that right to violate the rights of others (someone high on a drug, a felon, adjudicated to be insane, etc.). Driving is a privilege.
Very few people will ever present a weapon for defense. We do need more firing ranges and instruction available to the public, though.
Do you feel people should have a journalism degree before they write a news article? Would a bachelor's degree be sufficient or should they have a master's? Should people have a Toastmaster's membership before they engage in public speaking, or maybe a BA in Rhetoric?