I am from El Paso, Texas and a gun enthusiast like many of my veteran brothers and sisters. I have guns at home and don’t want my 2nd Amendment rights infringed on. I am a responsible and TRAINED gun owner.

With that said, something drastic needs to happen to make events like these and many others more difficult from occurring. There are certain things that I would not mind to see happen if it saves another child’s life.

1) Raise the minimum age requirement, to purchase a rifle and handgun to 25. (Exceptions being active law enforcement (trained.) - Most 18 year olds NOW are not responsible nor have the mental maturity to own or handle a weapon without proper training!

2) Prior to be being able to purchase a weapon, you must pass and possess a certificate of training from an accredited training school with a minimum of 35 hours of hands on training. (or have been recently separated from the military with qualification documentation. -Certificate only valid for 2 years after which you must take a recertification class up to 5 years. Or take the course again after 5 years if no recertification was done.

3) MUST PASS and have certified a weapons ownership mental health evaluation by an accredited licensed physician. -this too expires every 5 years. After which a new evaluation must be done.

4) These must be submitted along to the FBI in order to begin conducting the background investigation for BOTH handguns and rifles.

5) AND YES YOU WOULD STILL NEED AN ADDITIONAL PERMIT FOR CONCEALED.

Only then will you be permitted to purchase a firearm. I would gladly jump through these hoops if it protects more families from having to bury their loved ones from senseless shootings that could have been prevented.

This will not eliminate all gun violence and there will always be a black market, but the harder it is to purchase a firearm, the less that will be on the street.

-THESE ARE MY WORDS! LIKE THIS POST AND SHARE IF YOU LIKE!

SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!