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The pen is mightier than the sword. He would do damage with his weapon can do more so with his words. To drive a vehicle upon public roads is a privilege. To be armed is an intrinsic human right (protected, but not granted by the Constitution). To require liability insurance for those who exercise their right to bear arms is no different then requiring liability insurance to those who exercise their right to free speech. Except that, the right to bear arms is far more important than the right to free speech, because the former protects the individuals right to express the latter.
Well, the liberal activists on the Supreme Court just held that it is OK for the government to penalize people via the individual mandate for not having sufficient health insurance. That is in effect requiring insurance simply for exercising your right to be a human being. So I don't think that requiring people to have insurance for exercising your right to bear arms would be a problem for them either. If they can find that simply existing constitutes participating in an interstate healthcare market, I'm sure they can come up with some constitutional justification for required gun insurance too.
I'm seeing a ton of people suggest that requiring gun owners to purchase gun liability insurance is part of their "common sense compromise" for gun control. If you support requiring a gun owner to purchase specific liability insurance in order to just legally own a firearm do you support requiring people to also purchase insurance to cover the liability of excersizing your 1st Amendment right to free speech?
No, but my Freedom of Speech also doesn't have a detachable 30-round mag loaded with Federal XM885 and a Weaver rail with a collimator and a laser sight.
No, but my Freedom of Speech also doesn't have a detachable 30-round mag loaded with Federal XM885 and a Weaver rail with a collimator and a laser sight.
Not it doesn't but it does have the ability to reach, affect and endanger hundreds of millions of people in an instant while my (insert firearm name here) couldn't possibly do that.
Gun owners are already covered under their homeowners insurance policy or policies available through the NRA. Many states have laws where if you shoot someone in self defense, they cannot collect judgements from you.
Gun owners are already covered under their homeowners insurance policy or policies available through the NRA. Many states have laws where if you shoot someone in self defense, they cannot collect judgements from you.
I understand that, I'm talking the current call for gun owners to be required to purchase a stand alone insurance policy to cover whatever "damage" they might cause with their gun.
I don't fully understand the logic behind it, that's why I started this thread.
Gun owners are already covered under their homeowners insurance policy or policies available through the NRA. Many states have laws where if you shoot someone in self defense, they cannot collect judgements from you.
Then in this case, the requirement for insurance is already met. Although I would read the fine print to ensure the policy covers firearms. The populations this requirement would affect would be possibly renters (if not covered by renter's insurance) and the homeless.
Gun owners are already covered under their homeowners insurance policy or policies available through the NRA. Many states have laws where if you shoot someone in self defense, they cannot collect judgements from you.
Why should anybody collect judgement if you shot him in self defense and the grand jury agreed with your action?
By the way, I am an NRA life member, there's no such automatic insurance policy I am aware of either through homeowner's insurance or NRA.
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