Posted on 07/02/2015 8:45:14 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
Last year, Democrat Senator Ed Markey (NY) and Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney (Mass) introduced legislation suggesting Barack Obamas Centers for Disease Control (CDC) be paid $10 million/year to fund research on gun violence prevention and firearm safety. According to the far left Markey, it is time we study the issue of gun violence like the public health crisis that it is. If we want to prevent injury and deaths from guns, we need to know what can be done to prevent it.
Truth be told, Markey and Maloney believe the best way to prevent gun violence is by making it illegal or at the very least, impossible, to own a gun. Maloney recently introduced legislation which would require all gun owners purchase liability insurance for their firearms and pay a $10,000 fine should they be discovered without it. Naturally, members of law enforcement would be exempt.
An insurance requirement would allow the free market to encourage cautious behavior and help save lives, said Maloney. Adequate liability coverage would also ensure that the victims of gun violence are fairly compensated when crimes or accidents occur. Only a leftist would claim that liability insurance is necessary to make gun owners exercise appropriate caution with their firearms.
Each year, about 60% of gun deaths are the result of suicide. Would Maloney demand insurance companies pay off in cases of suicide? Would a suicide victims estate be charged the $10,000 fine if...
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Zero, they will rule that it is a violation of the 5th Amendment prohibition of self incrimination to force a criminal to purchase gun liability insurance.
If the government can force you to purchase health insurance, then it can force you to purchase gun liability insurance.
I would not rule out any unconstitutional action at this point from Obola, Valerie and leftists during his last year in office.
As we've seen during TPA/P Fast track, Obolacare tax decision, there is no credible majority opposition that can be relied upon to stop anything Obola wants.
And as Rahm warned, we can count on them to use a crisis to seize the day to further their ambitions.
Tinfoil hat prophesy:
Obola & co will crash the economy Greek style.
Federal benefit relief aid demands soar as currency crisis, unemployment escalates.
Violence ensures as a result of desperation.
The people in their misery call for gov’t to do something.
Media launches incessant 24 x 7 campaign howling that a civil society needs to reign in gun bloodshed for the sake of national survival.
Argument will be:
1. automobiles are potentially lethal, as are firearms.
2. Responsible car users accept liability insurance requirement, so why shouldn't firearms owners?
Anti - 2nd Ammendment law / mandatory firearm insurance, possibly by way of executive stroke of the pen.
Link federal & state benefit payouts (EBT, SocSec, etc) to IRS compliance Health Ins & Firearm Ins evidence.
Benefits will be refused if not compliant.
DHS’s “See (suspect) something, say something” program encourages reward seeking neighbor to report on “gun nut” neighbors to aid enforcement.
Non compliance of mandatory firearms insurance will result in Huge fines, and denial of federal / state benefits.
Perhaps it'll go down something like that..
These days it's easy to have a dystopic imagination ;n)
Thanks for the history lesson!
People not defending themselves from diseases and rapist need to be the one taking insurance. This would be like putting a premium for wearing a seat belt!
IIRC, it’s already been settled by the Supreme Court, the 5th Amendment doesn’t require a convicted criminal to register their illegal weapons.
Any type of registration would be an admission of guilt.
“The person actually doing it will be in a bit more clench mode than some black robed tyrant issuing a decree.”
At first maybe. But judges have addresses, too.
Just sayin’.
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I think it’s gong to have to come to that.
We’re going to have to show up on their lawns and politely tell them that we’re not going to allow them to further destroy our society.
The person actually doing it will be in a bit more clench mode than some black robed tyrant issuing a decree.
While that is true, the primary targets need to be THOSE WHO GIVE THE ORDERS. Cut off the head, the snake is dead.
The court wont be walking up to a gunowners door and demanding their firearms. “
Yes because they don’t want to get their azz shot off and be in on the kickoff to CWII.
There is a law on the books that specifically prohibits the CDC from doing just that. But then again when did laws ever stop the left.
that is exactly what I was thinking...
thinking on this site will get you banned..
be careful
Molon Lave!!
Big pharma has to much to lose and they have to much of thier money tied up in it
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