A vehicle is a privilege while a firearm is a right.  that is a major difference.
Why have you not registered your comments with the government and received permission to submit it to the paper?  Shouldn't the government make sure you are not writing inaccurate, inflammatory statements that are against the government's point of view.  
After all, shouldn't the Constitution say the government overrules all people and we are free only if they allow it?  Sorry, for a moment there I was thinking of Hillary...
Exactly what is the tool law enforcement will use?  Canada gave up on registration when it didn't work.  Maryland has never solved a single crime with registration.
Ignore your political rhetoric and learn the facts.  Yes the bumper sticker is true when it says you give up freedom for safety and you get neither.  Please go to Loussac and check out a history book.