> In New Hampshire, the process for buying a gun is easy — easier than getting a driver’s license. > You go to a gun store, you show your ID, and if you pass a

> In New Hampshire, the process for buying a gun is easy — easier than getting a driver’s license. > You go to a gun store, you show your ID, and if you pass a background check that looks at your criminal record and some of your mental health history... I'm not sure how that shows getting a gun is easier than getting a driver's license. The ID in the sentence is generally your driver's license, and even if it's not, the process for getting a different kind of ID is roughly the same difficulty as getting a driver's license. If you grew up outside of a major city, you were also likely pipelined through the driver's license process while in high school. Then on top of that there is a background check.