Your and other comments underscore what I have advocated for a long time: namely that a person should be required to have at the least the knowledge (legal and technical), mental stability, and skill possessed by a LEO academy graduate before the former is allowed to even purchase a weapon. Physical prowess should not be a factor, however, 'cause old folks, IMO, generally are more in need of an "equalizer" than others.
Having so qualified, said person should be in a "shall issue" CCW status without further ado, whether living in New York City or Preston, Idaho.
No friggin way. The power to approve is the power to deny. I don't want the govt in the position to determine who may purchase a firearm, except in the cases of certified mental illness, violent felony record etc.