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@joseph
I don’t believe private citizens should have guns in the USA and support strict gun control as well as bans on certain weapons.
That said, I would draft the laws to allow licensing of private security guards such as work in banks to be trained and guard houses of worship and schools.
Back when I was in Junior High School (more than 50 years ago) we walked from yeshiva to the public school for physical education classes three times a week. There was a shooting range and we were taught to fire pistols and rifles. I assume they expected most of the publicrandchil school kids would end up going to Viet Nam after High School.
At age 18 I was issued a pistol permit based on this training. I have never owned a gun and would not allow it in the house. I do occasionally go to a local range and target shoot and take gun safety classes.
None of my children or grandchildren have ever fired a gun and that’s fine with me.