A couple of distinctions.

First, driving a car is a privilege, not a fundamental right.

Second, as Kristopher points out, there is no requirement for one to have a license to purchase a car. Only to drive it and use it.

Third, there isn’t a complete prohibition on driving for people with vision problems. Rather, reasonable accommodation’s need to be made which take into the fact the varying levels of vision. Some can only drive with glasses on, or with contacts. Others can only drive during the day.

Further more, and to expand on what Kristopher stated, there is a dramatic difference from driving a car on the road where at any one time there are dozens of other moving objects demanding your attention and distracting you from the task of driving. With a gun, the case is very very much different. When you go to the range and go shooting, you are able to focus on the object at hand, take your time to get it in your sites, and shoot it. True, this isn’t going to be the situation within your house, but an old widow who lives alone is only going to have to hit the approach black mass in the middle of the night and not need to possess the extent of the vision required to drive (in which you need to be able to see and read signs and have a strong peripheral function as well as the ability to quickly focus and adjust). All she needs to do is be able to call out Stop who is that . . . and when its not someone she knows to fire at them.

Of course, most people who use a gun defensivly never even fire it. As we see time and time again, the mere fact of pulling a gun out so a goblin sees it (or even just racking the slide on your pump shotgun) is enough to send most hoodlums and gang bangers running.

He only needs a license to use it on public roads.

So … would you support similar legislation for DC? No limits on firearms purchases … only a CCW required to carry one on the streets?

He only needs a license to use it on public roads.