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United States: Easier to buy a gun than kinder joy?

Birth control pills
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Birth control pills

You need a prescription from a doctor or nurse at a doctor's office for buying birth control pills in The United States. But for guns, an ID card suffices.
 

Paying off student loans
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Paying off student loans

On average, it takes 21 years for a bachelor’s degree holder in the United States to pay off their student debts, but to buy a gun not more than 10 minutes.

Chocolate kinder eggs
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Chocolate kinder eggs

A law in the United States describes toys hidden inside food as dangerous to children, and restricts the selling of chocolates such as Kinder Joy.
 

Driver’s License
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Driver’s License

It takes 34 minutes on average to get your driver's license in the United States, provided you’ve passed your exam, completed your probation period and brought in all documents required for verification.

Buying a fancy doughnut
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Buying a fancy doughnut

It sometimes takes more than 2-3 hours to buy New York’s most overrated doughnut, the cronut.
 

Milk
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Milk

The selling of unpasteurised milk is banned across the United States.
 

Beyonce concert tickets
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Beyonce concert tickets

 It is nearly impossible to score a Beyonce concert ticket in the United States, but sure if you get one you can buy a gun on your way to the venue.
 

Purchase a Kylie Lip Kit
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Purchase a Kylie Lip Kit

Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics sell out within minutes of launching. But, in America, there are closer to 15,000 gun stores. 
 

Receiving affordable health care
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Receiving affordable health care

It still takes an average of 45 days to get approved for the US government healthcare programme.

Own a pet
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Own a pet

It takes around 2 -3 weeks to adopt a shelter dog in the United States.