Shall not be infringed. Any requirement is infringement.
But we CONSENT to this every time we walk into a gun store and submit to said un-Cosntitutional background checks. The only winners here are the FFL dealers, who are laughing all the way to the bank, with our money.
The truth is, though, that a firearm isn't all that complicated. 1) It's dangerous when it goes bang, so don't point it at anything. 2) If you pull that littler lever, it goes bang. See 1) if you have any questions about this. That's pretty much it. As far as field-stripping and cleaning a particular firearm, there are probably multiple videos detailing the processing for just about any gun you can imagine, on youtube.
In my state, you have to take a class before being eligible to apply for any permit. Also in my state, a handgun permit doubles as a concealed-carry license, which makes it harder for many people (depending on what town/county they live in) to get a handgun permit at all. The salesman has to demonstrate the operation of the firearm you want to buy to you, and you have to sign a form certifying that you've been so instructed and now understand how the thing works. As you might have already guessed, I live in a pretty blue state, and for all the requirements listed above, I don't think our firearm death/accident rate here is lower than in states with less requirements.
Sort of like the basic freedom of speech but the powers that be want 3 written copies , double spaced, in black ink 10 days before you can say it.
You must not go to the gun range much. Scares the (beep) out of me every time I see a ‘new’ firearm owner waving around a loaded gun, clueless about safety.
I don’t have a problem with a safety class requirement before getting your very first gun. And a Concealed Carry class with the laws covered before one of those permits are issued. Both of those are common sense to me.
Not everyone has been in the military or has someone to teach them about firearms.