| Questions |
CARS |
GUNS |
| Minimum
Age to purchase? |
no |
yes |
| Do
you need government permission to purchase one? |
no |
yes |
| Anyone
ever 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 |
