Article updated: 12/18/2012 9:11 AM

Why aren't guns regulated as much as driving?

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Ryan Bartolotta, 17, right, and Ray Massi, 18, light candles that were put out by rain at a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Conn., as the town mourns victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Mourners arrive at a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner on Monday in Fairfield, Conn. Pozner was killed when a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children.

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Before driving to the funerals of their children gunned down in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut, those grieving parents must adhere to a long list of rules set by our government and the auto industry. All drivers must pass periodic driving and vision tests, prove they have liability insurance, obey speed limits and wear seat belts. Our government and weapon manufacturers haven't shown such commitment with guns