Firearms

I read on the Internet that in "the old days" when people wanted to get a ham radio license to broadcast, they had to pass a rather difficult Morse code test. Morse code was useless for the majority of hams, but it worked well in separating the ones willing to work from those just playing around. Firearms should be at least as difficult to get. To own a firearm, a person should have to pass marksmanship and other tests similar to what a police officer has to take. Psychological tests also would be appropriate. Then the aspiring gun owner could even be designated a member of the "Civil Militia" (as in the 2nd Amendment). Members of the Militia would be allowed to own and carry a gun, but they would be responsible if their gun were used in a crime. (No more "I lost it" or "It was stolen".) Gun owners should be held to the same high standards to which police officers are held.