Mr. Gore pushed the licensing of handgun owners.

The ballot measure would give handgun owners 14 months to pass a personal-gun competency test and obtain a license.

There are only 566 licensed handgun owners in Scotland.

"I think it's time we license every handgun owner and register every new handgun."

Sharing use of a handgun not listed on your license is only allowed at a certified range with the licensed handgun owner present.

Mr. Gore supports the 72 hours as well as mandatory licensing of new handgun owners.

Mr. Gore has endorsed licensing all new handgun owners, among an array of other gun regulations.

Those attributes have made it popular with handgun owners who say their main reason for keeping a weapon is self-defense rather than target practice or hunting.

A20 President Clinton called for the licensing of handgun owners.

He called for "registration of handguns and licensing of handgun owners."