In some places you do still have to take the practical driver's test in order to renew your license. Just to show that you can still competently operate a motor vehicle. Personally, I see the wisdom in it. Things like Early-Onset Alzheimers does exist and it does have an impact on driving ability.
And I can see us doing the same with guns... except there's a problem with lacking any sort of database to keep track of it.
Forgery.
People are already capable of falsifying a driver's license. The same would be true of this sort of gun license. And, unlike a driver's license, there would be no database to verify it's validity. Also, there would be no way to prosecute a false identification because there is no evidence of it ever being issued, so any laws about carrying a fake gun license would have no teeth.
Besides, if you're carrying a state-issued ID of any kind, you're already in some kind of government database.
Automobiles are dangerous. The substances we put into them are toxic and flammable as all hell. They produce toxic gasses that can kill people if they're not properly maintained. And they can just plain kill people if they're not properly operated. And this is to say nothing about intentional misuse. Tell me why gun ownership shouldn't be treated any differently than automobile ownership?
And I can see us doing the same with guns... except there's a problem with lacking any sort of database to keep track of it.
Forgery.
People are already capable of falsifying a driver's license. The same would be true of this sort of gun license. And, unlike a driver's license, there would be no database to verify it's validity. Also, there would be no way to prosecute a false identification because there is no evidence of it ever being issued, so any laws about carrying a fake gun license would have no teeth.
Besides, if you're carrying a state-issued ID of any kind, you're already in some kind of government database.
Automobiles are dangerous. The substances we put into them are toxic and flammable as all hell. They produce toxic gasses that can kill people if they're not properly maintained. And they can just plain kill people if they're not properly operated. And this is to say nothing about intentional misuse. Tell me why gun ownership shouldn't be treated any differently than automobile ownership?