Quote Originally Posted by bu villain View Post
I think you are focusing too much on the metaphor and missing the bigger picture. Cars are regulated (both on the driving side and on the manufacturing side) with the intention of making them safer for the drivers and for others. The specifics about what is reasonable for a car or a gun can be debated but the common starting point is that some regulations can result in less (but not no) danger.
Lets change the word regulated to limited.

Cars do not get limited based on safety. Guns should be regulated for safety, as they currently are.... and by this i mean that i dont want my gun exploding in my hand, not that i want it's performance to be limited.