Law-abiding Americans are required to reach a certain age, obtain training, pass a test, obtain a license -- and purchase liability insurance (47 states) -- to legally drive a vehicle.
Driving offenses - even "minor" ones - are at least somewhat monitored/enforced, and punishable by law.
..'Freedom' to operate such a ubiquitous -- but also potentially dangerous -- machine comes with legal restrictions and personal responsibilities.....
Guns??? (..A machine whose ultimate 'purpose' is (facilitating the) killing or maiming (of) something...BTW, a recent poll link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/msn-poll-70percent-of-americans-want-stricter-assault-weapon-laws-%E2%80%94-more-than-ever-before/ar-BBJsNHN):
"....They hate the NRA. They hate the second amendment. They hate individual freedom...."
"....They don't care if their laws work or not. They just want to get more laws to get more control over people. But the NRA, the NRA does care...."
-- 2/22/18 quotations attributed to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre. Unaffiliated source link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43158994
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...BTW: Mr. LaPierre in 1999:
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More reportedly from Mr. LaPierre, 1999. Unaffiliated article link:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nra-head-cpac-speech-sharply-contradicts-1999-remarks-article-1.3836108
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Donald Trump, 2/22/18 (news article link):
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/politics/donald-trump-gun-reforms-school-shooting/index.html
Donald Trump, 2016. (Copy:)
..................................................................................................................................................................Crooked Hillary said that I want guns brought into the school classroom. Wrong!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2016
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(Venturing that...) ↓We've seen the likes of those two (and others (check it out)) before....:
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