Should gangs be required to take gun safety classes?

Sure, the same as the mafia should pay income taxes

I feel like government studies on areas where they can exert more control are less than neutral and certainly lacking in honesty. Only 1000 Gang related deaths per year? Sure. Sounds like the government is pushing the narrative of the current administration.

If by "gang" you mean the E4 mafia, then yes, and a lot of them already do!

Quick question: Aside from the occasional traffic ordinance, what person who makes a life of criminal enterprise obeys the law?

Such a weird question in the OP. The answer to the question is YES, all "gang bangers" should be required to carry permits. What makes the question weird is that they already ARE required, but the OP asks it as if it's something not being done now that should be considered.

Legally speaking, a member of a gang is subject to the same laws as everybody else. If an average law abiding citizen is required to carry a permit in order to carry a weapon, then gang members are also required to carry a permit in order to carry a weapon. (Carrying gun safety curricula isn't a requirement for anybody, so I don't know why it should be for "gang bangers.") However, one of the characteristics of criminal gang members is they don't care as much what the legal requirements are. Not only that, but going through the process of getting a permit puts them in the system -- fingerprints, background checks, etc. Typically this is something a criminal would try to avoid.

But, hey, don't let facts like that stand in the way of a good emotional hyperbole-based thread! Link two completely unrelated things (NRA, "gang bangers") by putting them together in the same sentence, try to be provocative, and hope people don't realize how dumb it is.

(Oops -- sorry, missed the humor tag.)

Yes, these idiots should be required to take gun safety courses...........as targets.