It is harder to get a concealed carry permit than a driver's license, at least past the age of 21.
I'm not saying that there aren't more regulations that could be passed that would make gun ownership safer. I think there probably are. But to hold that car ownership is more regulated than gun ownership is not a tenable position.
Guns are regulated quite heavily in the US, you should read up on the subject before making the claim they are not. But to get to your car regulated part, it's different because cars are not covered in the Constitution. Plus, there's nothing preventing you from buying and driving a car at your leisure regardless of government regulations. You just can't do it on the government roads. You can drive your car all you like on your own property. Finally, depending on the year's totals, cars are often a greater cause of death than guns in the US. In most years you are more likely to be killed by your doctor than a gun, but that depends on how you interpret the data.
You coffee is more regulated than guns example is simply the most idiotic thing I've read on this site in quite a while. This provides why exactly it is difficult to have a proper discussion over such things because people who obviously have no idea what they are speaking of wish to claim an equal representation at the table.
I said banning guns because that is what the Guardian article was arguing for, or seemed to be.
Are guns somehow way safer than cars?
Pretty much anything which is dangerous is regulated. I mean McDonalds even has to put a sticker on your cup, stating it is hot. Somehow hot coffee gets stricter regulation in the US than guns. That is totally backwards and it just boggles the mind of the rest of us why so many Americans are so dense they can't see this.