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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI
True, but we don't require people to prove they will be proficient in raising children, no requirement to prove they are competent to vote, no requirement to prove they know to eat healthy foods and to maintain proper health.
Driving tests for a driver's license are a joke. In many areas if you can start the car and drive around the block using turn signals, you are good to go. You don't have to demonstrate how to react in an emergency situation. There are far, far more people driving motor vehicles than carry firearms.
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The most important part of the equation, however, is that the Second Amendment enshrined in our Constitution attests to "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". You don't have to prove yourself or hit a target at so many yards to exercise a Constitutional right - although proficiency with your chosen weapon makes a LOT of sense. One does not have to prove proficiency with the English language, for example, to exercise free speech, etc.
Fred