getting a drivers license is a somewhat rigorous process, why is gun ownership excluded from this?
Because owning and driving a car is a privilege, and has many nuances and rules to follow.
Owning a gun is a right, and there are only four simple guides that when followed, make it impossible to hurt anyone. And yet still, there are places in the country that will deny your right to carry a firearm, if they deem your reason to want to carry isn't good enough. Like, California, for example.
But of course, you have an uncle that owns a gunshop. You should know this already.
