Toddler shoots his mother dead

[Chas]

Why two years? What would be involved?

The point is mostly to make gun ownership a lot less convenient than it is. The ease of access to firearms is a huge part of the problem.

What problem does this solve?

As with the first item, it emphasizes the seriousness of gun ownership by making it more difficult to own guns legally.

Making it difficult for the sake of making it difficult is not rational or fair.
Requiring training and education is rational and fair.

It also helps ensure that law enforcement has current records of legal firearms and can more easily trace them when used in a crime.

But registering a firearm does not help identify what firearm was used in a crime - unless you have the gun. And if you do, what has been gained?

Convicted felons can't legally possess firearms. The rest is already largely the case in states with licensing.

I don't want even someone with simple assault on their record to have legal access to firearms. It is insane to allow firearms to any person who has demonstrated a willingness to harm others to the point where they have had to be punished by the legal system.

Assault is a very broad term that encompasses a range of actions. Felony assault involves the use of a weapon.

Firearms are regulated, the debate is about the extent of regulation.

And there are a lot of people who are against regulations of any kind. Those are people who are demonstrably not responsible enough to legally own firearms.

Non sequitur. Not believing in regulations does not make one irresponsible.

Regulation should ideally be making firearms restricted to all but a tiny minority of the population.

I don't share that belief.