Rights are laws given to citizens just for being human, and can’t be taken away. Privileges are permissions given by the government which can be taken away if violated. In the United States though, many citizens are muddled with these two words. For example, many people fail to recognize that driving is a privilege not a right. Driving in the U.S in not considered a right because the government controls the process of assigning licenses. Another reason driving is a privilege is because citizens can have their driver’s license revoked from them through the government. Another example of confusion between rights and privileges is the ability to own guns. The Second Amendment states that people have the right to keep and bear arms. Even though
