>>>I think your comparison of "driver's license" to "right to own a gun" is specious. I'm sure we can agree that most people need to be able to drive a vehicle. We probably disagree on whether most people need to own a gun - I happen to believe they don't, more discussion on that below. So in the case of driver's licenses we're talking about accepting accidents and deaths as a necessary evil; since gun ownership is not necessary, any associated accidents and deaths are not necessary and should not be accepted.
>>
>>I'm going to have to find some stats on accidental death causes. Regardless, even driving a car is a personal choice. A friend of mine didn't get his license until after college, something I just can't fathom growing up in Houston. It is not a necessity. Isn't that what mass transit is for?
>
>When mass transit reaches the quality of that in many parts of Europe, you'll have a point. Until then, you don't.

Nice, convenient dismissal. Perhaps you are willing to accept accidents and deaths as a necessary evil to car ownership; I personally think most could be avoided through improved training and harsher penalties. Therefore, for me, the comparison is more than appropriate. The car is the deadlier weapon.