What if every gun purchase (pistol, rifle, or shotgun) and every gun owner came with a mandatory 2 week training course that covered how to shoot properly?

My goal here is not to piss people off, but I am genuinely curious about what people's opinions are on this, assuming costs are covered. I'm also assuming the training set is universal for every gun purchase. And I think it's obvious that I'm a gun owner, and I have gone through training courses, so I'm not coming from an anti-gun perspective. I think training is very important and many people do not put enough emphasis on it. This is quite a long post. Please bear with me as I go through my points.<br><br>I think we can all agree that it would be good for people to become proficient and at least somewhat knowledgeable on how to use firearms, and I've heard many times that more training is always a good thing.<br><br>There isn't very good data on whether it has been proven that mandatory training courses work, but every study I have looked at, back to the 70's, have shown that training is the biggest factor in reducing injuries in firearm accidents (as they always have) and even suicide by firearms.<br><br>Now, let's talk about the negatives. The first is obviously the cost. As I said, I'm assuming the costs are covered, but let's talk about it anyway. It's very expensive, and I doubt that most people want to pay higher taxes for such a thing just for the privilege of purchasing a gun. Next, the sheer logistics of how such a system would work. It's difficult to envision how training centers would be able to keep up with the number of gun purchases, and I doubt many people would be willing to wait for a training session to open up. I think it's also likely that many gun owners and gun manufacturers would not be thrilled about the government telling them how to run their businesses. <br><br>The other side of the coin is that if such a training course existed, it would have to be able to accommodate everyone, from all walks of life. That's a very difficult thing to do. Much of the data that I have looked at seems to indicate that such training courses are most effective when they are tailored to the specific needs of the individual or small group, which would make them more effective, but also more expensive and more difficult to manage. It's also difficult to envision how such a system would give proper training to people who are handicapped, or young children, or older adults, etc. The most realistic option seems to be that such training is tailored to the individual, and that seems to be a near impossible task with our current population and gun ownership levels.<br><br>Now, let's talk about different types of gun owners. The first is the hunter. I think most hunters would be vehemently opposed to such a policy. Many hunters grow up in hunting families, and the training they need is already provided by the family and friends around them. The next is the target shooter. Recreational shooters, either in their backyard, or at a range, are typically strongly in favor of gun ownership, and generally are the type of person that I mentioned earlier who think that training is very important. I think that most of these people would be supportive of mandatory training. It would be difficult to envision how such a system would be able to accommodate contact sport participants, but I imagine that many of those people would also be in favor of training. Lastly, there are the self-defense gun owners. I've seen many people online say that their gun is purely for self-defense, and that they would never take it out of their house. I've also seen many people say that they do carry, just never at the same time as their partner. I think that many of these people would be aggravated at such a policy, but I also think that many would give the, "better safe than sorry," argument in support of it.<br><br>Now for the big one: suicide by gun. I've looked at a lot of the data from many different reputable sources, and it is overwhelmingly clear that the biggest reason for firearm mortality is suicide. Much of the data that I have looked at indicates that the vast majority of suicide by gun occurs on the first attempt. It's very tragic, and very heartbreaking. Many of the statistics that I've looked at seem to indicate that training helps in all forms of firearm mortality, but they are a bit more divided on if training can help prevent suicide. I think that most people would agree that it's terrible, and we should do more to prevent it, but many gun owners would disagree with the notion that suicide by gun is the fault of the gun owner, gun manufacturer, or even the gun itself. <br><br>That's all I have for now. Thank you for reading my wall of text. If you made it this far, I very much appreciate it, and now I would like to hear your thoughts. Please be respectful in your responses. If you disagree, I would love to hear your opinions on the matter.<br><br>Edit: I think it's apparent that many people did not read all the way through my post. I just want to make clear that all of the hypotheticals I presented were exactly that, hypotheticals. I don't think that all gun purchases should come with a mandatory 2 week training course. I am just curious as to what people's opinions would be. I apologize for any confusion, and I appreciate all of your thoughtful comments thus far.