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Re:112 Gripes About the French by bumby on Saturday July 17, 2021 @03:11PM (#27868048)
>If you showed proof to get your driver's license then why do you need to show proof to drive?

The general counter to this is that one is a privilege and the other is a right. Usually any hurdle to exercising a constitutionally protected is going to receive some pushback. The same goes for the firearm registration issue.

Re:112 Gripes About the French by throwawaycanal on Saturday July 17, 2021 @04:01PM (#27868357)
>The general counter to this is that one is a privilege and the other is a right.

True. People on both sides of the isle use the "privilege not a right" counter on various issues.

>Usually any hurdle to exercising a constitutionally protected is going to receive some pushback. The same goes for the firearm registration issue.

Exactly. Owning a firearm is a right so this example still works here.