Posted on 08/22/2019 8:53:46 PM PDT by Beave Meister
(CNN)In the wake of mass shootings around the country, the mayor of one California city wants to require all gun owners to carry liability insurance for their weapons -- or pay a fee to help shoulder the public costs of gun violence.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo proposed the local ordinance on Monday, and if passed by the city council, it could become the nation's first such requirement. Similar state legislation is also being considered in Massachusetts and New York.
The proposal comes just two weeks after a shooting left three people dead and injured more than 12 in Gilroy, California -- about thirty miles away from San Jose.
Offering just "thoughts and prayers" was not enough for the San Jose mayor after two families in his city lost children in the Gilroy shooting.
"While this is far from a complete solution, it is something we can do to reduce the harms of firearms, without waiting for Congress to take action," Mayor Liccardo said in a press release.
According to Liccardo's proposal, the insurance would cover "accidental discharge of the gun, and for the intentional acts of third parties who steal, borrow, or otherwise acquire the gun." It would not cover "liability of the policyholder for his or her own intentional conduct."
The requirement will not apply to sworn employees of law enforcement agencies.
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Americans use guns 2.5 million times per year stopping crime.
Around 7000 times per day.
How about gun owners get paid for this service for humanity instead?
Once in place, anyone injured by a stolen gun will have recourse to sue the insurance company for millions.
This will make the mandatory insurance unaffordable, which is the whole intent.
IF you have homeowner’s insurance, you already have liability insurance.
Dang, at this rate the mayor will demand illegal aliens get real drivers’ licenses and car insurance before DWI.
All Gun Free Zones should be regulated requiring them to have sufficient insurance to cover the liability of a mass shooting. If one is denied self protection under the 2nd Amendment, then the entity responsible for the denial must assume the responsibility for public safety, All GFZs will be required to carry MSI (mass shooting insurance) proportional with the size of the liability. Once proof of such insurance is tendered, then a GFZ Permit is issued. The permit registration number must be incorporated into all warning signs at the entrances.
(The only way to fight gun control is by using the SAME legal system and the same legal tactics. We should be ready to propose and attempt to pass Legislation that perfectly Left-proposed legislation. This also sets a good starting point for any discussion. I'm tired if being pulled left an inch at a time. It us time to be just as extreme to maintain our position.)
Yup, just like Bill Clinton’s background registration checks.
As to carry, as long as some form of carry does not require a permit, also yes
How about we require all current San Jose CA mayors to suffer Sudden Hemp Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder?
It isn’t just Dems...it is all “progressives” (sic)
Pay a fee to pay off the shot thug’s kin? Get trucked!
A law biding citizen now has to have an insurance company say its o.k. to own a firearm??? Think of it ... you own a firearm, but no insurance, therefore, you are out of compliance, and are considered a felon!! Get trucked!
Pay a fee to pay off the shot thug’s kin? Get trucked!
A law biding citizen now has to have an insurance company say its o.k. to own a firearm??? Think of it ... you own a firearm, but no insurance, therefore, you are out of compliance, and are considered a felon!! Get trucked!
I want the media to be required to carry errors and omissions insurance, and malpractice insurance, to exercize their freedom of speech.
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