I can have a car and drive it on my private property with no license without breaking any laws. I need to prove my skills through testing to obtain a driver's license to drive on public roads. Driving on public roads is illegal without a license.

I can have a firearm on my property and use it in self defense without breaking any laws. I need to prove my skills and take a class in the state of north carolina to carry my firearm concealed on the public streets. Carrying a concealed firearm in public is illegal without a permit.

They are not as different as your thread would suggest.