To drive a car, I need a license, education, proof of insurance, and a relatively clean driving record?

Question

To own a 9mm handgun capable of 18 rounds per clip, I need, a three day wait to see if I have committed a certain class of felony, and, well, nothing else. Um, this needs to change.

Answer 1

agree 100%.

Answer 2

Change to what? People who drive a car legally, don't always drive in a safe manner. If that were true, why do 50,000 people a year die in auto accidents? You don't need to have a license, education, proof of insurance or a relatively clean driving record in order to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and operate it. You only need those items, if you were to be stopped by a police authority. Many, many people don't have insurance, or a license, or the brains to put the key in the ignition, yet, they are on the roadways of America everyday.
The biggest problem with most guns, is that they were initially developed for military or police use. Most weapons can be modified to do more harm than they were intended. However, if there were no guns in the US, do you think that there would be no killings? They would continue, except the methods would change. Would you feel better if you were killed with a bow and arrow? A knife? or maybe a baseball bat? does that mean we, as a society should outlaw anything and everything that can be used as a weapon?

Answer 3

not true, you do not need an education to have a drivers license, it does help to be able to read, but it is not a requirement. Driving is a "privilege" not a right, to own a gun is a "Right" (to defends one self and home, not to murder or commit a crime) like freedom of speech, it is a right, not to slander, but to communicate your ideas and beliefs, but not to harm others. Insurance is mandatory give assistance when others are harmed or there property though drives irresponsibly (drunk driving, drug use, reckless driving etc) and "accidents. comparing a privilege to a right you really cannot do logically, they are opposite situations, where you may be expecting similar levels of responsibility (should you have to have proof of taking a speech class prior to enacting your right to freedom of speech?). Rights are there to protect ;you from the governments control, yet so many want the government to take those rights away, so the government can have control over them, this makes little sense. I'm for all the rights in America, as they say, they shall not be imposed apon", and that is good news for you and me.

Answer 4

Actually, you need NONE of what you state to DRIVE... you only need it to OPERATE the car LEGALLY !!

And as you see below, in CALIFORNIA, it's a 10-day waiting period, a HSC (Handgun Safety Certificate), legal ID, and proof of California residency:

What is the process for purchasing a firearm in California?
All firearms purchases and transfers, including private party transactions and sales at gun shows, must be made through a licensed dealer under the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) process. California imposes a 10-day waiting period before a firearm can be released to a buyer or transferee. A person must be at least 18 years of age to purchase a rifle or shotgun. To buy a handgun, a person must be at least 21 years of age, and either 1) possess an HSC plus successfully complete a safety demonstration with the handgun being purchased or 2) qualify for an HSC exemption.

As part of the DROS process, the buyer must present "clear evidence of identity and age" which is defined as a valid, non-expired California Driver's License or Identification Card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A military identification accompanied by permanent duty station orders indicating a posting in California is also acceptable.

If the buyer is not a U.S. Citizen, then he or she is required to demonstrate that he or she is legally within the United States by providing to the firearms dealer with documentation that contains his/her Alien Registration Number or I-94 Number.

Purchasers of handguns are also required to provide proof of California residency, such as a utility bill, residential lease, property deed, or government-issued identification (other than a drivers license or other DMV-issued identification).

(PC Section 12071)

What are the Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) requirements?

Prior to the submission of DROS information for a handgun purchase, individuals purchasing handguns must present an HSC or provide the dealer with proof of exemption pursuant to California Penal Code Section 12081.

(PC sections 12071, 12081)

Answer 5

In my ignorant state i have to fill out an application along with my picture wait 2-3 months for the id.. and then to buy the gun i have to do another background check and wait 3 days..
Whats your point?

The 20,000 gun laws we have will work.. we just need to enforce them. New laws won't solve a damn thing when the old ones aren't followed.

Answer 6

I am a hard core Liberal and I like the waiting period, it keeps pissed off people from hurrying up and buying a gun and running to shot someone but it should go into prescription drugs like anti depressants. If you can`t wait five, ten days for a gun you are mentally unstable no different then waiting for something on EBay

Answer 7

There are a lot more traffic fatalities than mass handgun shootings. Perhaps we should outlaw cars or lower the speed limit to 10 mph. There's no constitutional ammendment saying we have the right to drive.

Answer 8

Ummmm....sorry to be the one to inform you but you don't need a license or insurance to drive a car on your own roads but you do if you want to drive on the public highway system. I don't need a license to carry a gun for personal use but if I am going to sell them to the public then I do.

Answer 9

SHH, soon cons will find a way to make an insurance that is required for gun owners in case they shoot someone.

Answer 10

No kidding you should also have to take a test to determine if you are smart enough to drive while talking on your cell phone.

Answer 11

No it does not. Get over yourself. I have a right to own a gun, courtesy of the Second Amendment, and I exercise that right.

I am sick of you bra-burning pinko-commie liberals that want to make everybody feel better. I DON'T NEED YOU TO BABYSIT ME