In an attempt to redeem myself, this is the post, I made in a debate with an anti, on another board and where I got the idea.
"The wrong people should not possess guns and the wrong people should not drive cars. Anybody who wants to get near a car or a gun should be properly trained and if, during the course of that training, doubts arise as to the skill or intent of the potential operator, appropriate action should be taken"
Lets look at that, suppose that in a few years it came to pass that radical environmentalists gained control ( the way George Bush has taken control) Now, suppose that they began denying requests for drivers licenses because you are likely to abuse your license by releasing unnecessary carbon. You say, I don't intend to drive at all.... I just want it in case there is an emergency and I needed to drive my child to the Hospitable. they say "you can call the ambulance, if there is an emergency"
Lets look at recent history in the American South. Corrupt police and Republican Sheriffs have supported KKK lynchings, whippings and worse. You as a black father, decide that you will get a gun to protect your family....your neighbors do the same.... the powers that be, outlaw N...town Saturday night specials (the only gun you can afford), place an exorbitant tax and registration requirements on guns that could mow down a whole lynch mob. Would you like to tell someone in his shoos that the local firearms office has denied his request for a gun license because they are suspicious of his motives?*
Driving a car is a privilege and owning a gun is right. You could, I suppose, own and drive a car on your own land, but if you want to drive it on land that was taken from individuals for the purpose of creating roads for the masses, you need to submit to certain regulations such as drivers license etc.
