Should California gun owners be forced to buy liability insurance? A new bill says yes. [The Sacramento Bee]
“Guns kill more people than cars,” Sen.
Skinner introduced legislation Thursday morning as an amendment to SB-505, an unrelated bill which will be gutted. The announcement follows a string of gun violence measures that the Legislature has treated with special urgency last month’s school shooting in
If the bill passes, it will require gun owners to carry coverage for losses from death, injury, property damage and other incidents. Owners would have to keep written evidence of their policy where the gun is stored, and to carry it when transporting the firearm. They would be considered civilly liable for negligent or accidental use.
If SB-505 became law, it will certainly face opposition from gun owner groups and the firearms industry. In
Before facing potential legal retaliation, the proposal will have to clear the state Legislature and Gov.
“Since the 1990s, our laws have prevented countless shootings and saved hundreds of lives,” Newsom said in a statement. “California isn’t waiting for
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