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Should gun owners be required to have liability insurance?

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protias

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No. All this would do is penalize legal gun owners for acting lawfully. (Criminals wouldn't insure.) Most victims of gun violence are suicides and, obviously, wouldn't collect.
 
davidmcbeth

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protias said:
No. All this would do is penalize legal gun owners for acting lawfully. (Criminals wouldn't insure.) Most victims of gun violence are suicides and, obviously, wouldn't collect.
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How can anyone collect? Unless the gun discharges by its own actions .. which it cannot.

They are getting these bills from other countries with different civil rules.
 
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[h=1]What do you think?
(Note: This is an unscientific poll.)[/h] Should gun owners be required to carry insurance?

  • Yes. It would make people think twice about buying semi-automatic weapons and having large arsenals because the insurance costs would be high. And it would compensate victims of gun violence. (24 responses)
    11%

  • No. All this would do is penalize legal gun owners for acting lawfully. (Criminals wouldn't insure.) Most victims of gun violence are suicides and, obviously, wouldn't collect. (86 responses)
    41%

  • Yes. Car owners must have insurance; why not gun owners? (29 responses)
    14%

  • No. Driving a car is a privilege. Owning a weapon is a right protected by the Constitution. Mandatory insurance would turn insurers into regulators. (73 responses)
    34%
212 total responses
 
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