Funny, other then a car which is highly regulated as are explosives, the rest are no where near as lethal at the range a firearm is. If you want to regulate firearms to the same degree as autos, you’d have a point. EVERYONE is dangerous with some controlled substances and items. The idea is to regulate all firearm sales, not just those from a dealer.
There is no legal means by which private sales of used items can be regulated.
It would violate the 4th and 5th amendments.
Cars and explosives are not really regulated at all.
If a person is psychotic or have criminal records, they have no problem obtaining cars or explosives.
All they do with explosives is keep a list of buyer names.
There is no background check, training proof, skill test, etc.
You just have to pay $60 for a permit.
{...
Anyone who procures, transports, or uses explosives in the state must also obtain a written permit from DCS or the fire marshal of the town where the activity is conducted. The permit must specify the:
1. purchaser's name,
2. amount of explosives purchased and transported,
3. explosive's purpose, and
4. number of years the permittee has been blasting.
This permit costs $60 and is valid for as long as is required to accomplish the explosive's purpose, but no more than a year. Finally, DCS must examine and approve all vehicles used to transport explosives. The inspection fee is $100 (
CGS § 29-349(e)).
...}
And the point is that there is no point in trying to regulate only one of the means by which people can cause great harm to others. You either have to regulate all of them or none, and it makes are more sense to regulate the dangerous people instead of the means by which they might cause harm?
