If all gun owners could at least pass "I am capable of passing a firearm safety test" then world would be a better place. Think of just how many children die each year because their parents don't know how to store a firearm safely. Same goes for spree shooters if they had to first go through licensing program their obvious mental health issues could be noticed before they execute on their plan.

Just because gun license wouldn't solve every single edge case doesn't make it a bad idea.

>If we would get something similar with firearms licenses, there would probably still be too many firearms to help stop the glut of firearms.

A tax and mandatory insurance for gun ownership could also be imposed like with cars. This would mean that people with licenses wouldn't want to deal guns to unlicensed people because they would still have to pay for the insurance and tax on every firearm they own.

Even if current gun owners were grandfathered in this would at least slowdown new gun ownership and obviously inherited guns would follow the new scheme.

This is federally mandated in Canada -- the PAL. Don't even have to be a resident to apply and get one, just pass the test and have somewhere in Canada to have it mailed.

How to load, clear, hold a gun; familiarity with different types of gun and ammo; laws and regs. I still see people doing dumb shit at the range, but generally less than when I lived in the US.

By law you don't need a PAL to get ammo or parts, but most stores around here (I'm in AB) require it for any sort of gun-related purchase.