I'm not crazy about your logic here. Guns are inanimate objects and definitely kill if handled incompetently or maliciously. Should firearms owners be tested, lisenced and registered in order to own and use guns? Like firearms I think there are sufficient sanctions and repercussions for misuse of an automobile. If they are not sufficient they can be strengthened to the point that only a fool would get behind the wheel without educating and training themselves first.
That's a good point, however I believe guns should be kept out of the hands of felons, the insane, and the incompetent (unsupervised children.)
In this case, I am skeptical as to whether it is the government's job to ensure that children are educated to the government's standards. I do not fear uneducated people. I fear immoral and evil people. There is a profound difference.