| Questions |
CARS |
GUNS |
| Minimum Age to
purchase? |
no |
yes |
| Do you need
government permission to purchase one? |
no |
yes |
| Anyone
every been to prison for owning one? |
no |
yes |
| Is there a waiting period to obtain one? |
no |
varies from state to state |
| Have
many of them been outlawed? |
no |
yes |
| Do you need insurance to have one?
To use one? |
no |
not yet, but
some anti-gun people are pushing it |
| Do you have to keep them childproofed? |
no |
varies from state to state,
but they are pushing national legislation |
| Have they been confiscated
due to bans? |
no |
yes |
| Are
their manufacturers sued for how they are used by end consumers? |
no |
yes |
| Do you need a license to own one? |
no |
yes |
| Must you register it? |
not for private use |
varies from state to state,
and national legislation is being pushed |
| Can felon own
one? |
yes |
no |
| Can you take one to school? |
yes |
no |
| Can you take one into any city within the state you reside? |
yes |
varies from state to state,
but in many places, no |
| Can you take one to any state in which you
don't reside? |
yes |
varies from state to state,
but in many cases, no |
| Safe
use taught in school? |
yes |
no |
| Number
of accidental deaths (1998, National Safety Council) |
41,200 |
900 |
| Protected
under the Constitution? |
yes,
9th amendment |
yes,
2nd and 9th amendments |
