Actual curiosity about gun ownership in the USA
I saw a .sig that said, and I'm paraphrasing so I hope I'm not taking out the essential meaning, "They don't take away my car if you drive drunk, so why do they want to take away my gun if you commit a crime with a gun?"
I don't actually care to address the question. I think I have an answer, but what it made me wonder is:
In how many states is gun use regulated at least as much as a driver's license? That is, you need to be of a certain age, you need to prove you understand the operation and safe handling of the tool, and you can be punished for unsafe operation or handling, even if no one is hurt?
I'd also be interested if there's a difference between car ownership and gun ownership.
Do we have to distinguish between handguns and longarms to get meaningful data?
Those seem to me to be the basic driving laws everywhere. There might be special cases about driving cars on private property instead of public roads, but I think that should cover it.
I'm just curious about the percentage of states where gun ownership is less regulated than driving. That might be zero; I don't have knowledge in this area. Or it might be that forty-eight of the fifty states are better about gun use and ownership than driving.
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I don't actually care to address the question. I think I have an answer, but what it made me wonder is:
In how many states is gun use regulated at least as much as a driver's license? That is, you need to be of a certain age, you need to prove you understand the operation and safe handling of the tool, and you can be punished for unsafe operation or handling, even if no one is hurt?
I'd also be interested if there's a difference between car ownership and gun ownership.
Do we have to distinguish between handguns and longarms to get meaningful data?
Those seem to me to be the basic driving laws everywhere. There might be special cases about driving cars on private property instead of public roads, but I think that should cover it.
I'm just curious about the percentage of states where gun ownership is less regulated than driving. That might be zero; I don't have knowledge in this area. Or it might be that forty-eight of the fifty states are better about gun use and ownership than driving.
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