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In reply to the discussion: Bill Would Force Calif. Gun Owners To Buy Insurance [View all]Recursion
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It's a sure bet that the people who are most likely to cause harm with a firearm would be the least
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#101
Great ideas that don't do what folks think they will isn't a beginning, it's theater.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#11
So, no insurance? Probably a small minority are going to have a huge investment in
libdem4life
Feb 2013
#131
Just plain silly in a gun liability conversation. No one I knew farmed with a beat up pick up truck
libdem4life
Feb 2013
#138
This is about weapon liability. Motor vehicles are a false equivalent...responding as such.
libdem4life
Feb 2013
#184
I didn't bring up the analogy, I just pointed out it's not quite the way people think it is. n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#185
I was a major gift fundraiser and as I recall, the very rich are really well insured.
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#153
not per se, but I am interested in why people do/do not insure themselves. I was just
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#194
It's bad because the right tries to do the same thing with abortion and we cry foul
davidn3600
Feb 2013
#38
It's not 'bad', it's illegal- deprivation of rights under color of law. 18 USC § 242 n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#45
for starters, I dont think anyone has the right to own a semi-automatic, period. We disagree about w
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#76
You clearly show that when 'bear arms' means 'self defense', that the use is specifically
jmg257
Feb 2013
#89
And some of those same guys wanted to add "for the common defence' after RKBA to
jmg257
Feb 2013
#104
'General Welfare' is not a blank check for legislators to do whatever they wish.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#106
whatever they wish? The American people overwhelmngly want semi automatics banned. Legislators
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#159
The right to use force up to and including lethal force in defense of self or others?
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#121
Then why the "right" to semi-automatic weapons? The right to purchase firearms without a background
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#168
That is the reason was protected, yes. It in no way limits the right to that purpose.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#173
thousands of dead very compelling reasons. More than 90% of Americans are quite compelled.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#199
Lol, no insurance company would write such a policy, and you can't force them to.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#15
You're wasting your breath; that lot regard ignorance as strength...
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#115
Insurance companies can't be forced to do anything. They alwways have the option
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#125
You are the one that brought up criminal acts. I talked about all consequences of
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#130
I don't think it's legal for an insurance company to insure against a policyholder's crime
Recursion
Feb 2013
#94
It is only "illegal" to offer that because that is how today's laws are written.
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#142
The fact that one has to ahve liability isnsurance, and that therer are consequences, makes one thin
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#21
No, your insurance would cover damage to your car, it would not cover claims by the victim's family.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#41
not. Liability insurance for victims is the only insurance required by law. It is not required to
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#68
Right, I meant CC. The poster said 'insurance'.. comprehensive collision would cover your car, but..
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#70
if you hand your car over to an unlicensed driver, you are responsible for the consequences.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#73
What part of 'car thief' did you miss? What you describe would be an authorized user.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#75
I think the point would be to make the insurance cost give one pause before the purchase.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#105
An 'infinite' insurance policy? Why not just require all bullets be made out of jell-o?
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#17
And coverage limits are well-defined. X dollars of coverage. No intentional acts. n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#42
exactly. someone is going to havae to check out the people are to write isnurance.Let the NRA pay fo
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#22
If you don't have auto insurance you can not own a car. Because it can hurt others. Of course this r
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#71
Is it a requirement to own the tractor, though? That's the equivalent to the proposed bill.. n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#156
Well, it was mostly, "Slower! Push the brake harder, son!" (as the rest pitched square bales)
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#191
YES! just like cars. get caught without proof pof insurance? ticket or jail.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#18
still much better than what we have now. I'm sure there is a way to resolve
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#116
No, that's not correct. My homeowner's policy doesn't mention firearms at all.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#52
If I shoot someone who I incorrectly perceive as a threat, I will have committed a crime
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#195
If NRA gets into insurance, you can bet they'll start supporting things that reduce their risk.
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#53
I just paid the annual premium on my homeowner's policy, which includes personal liability coverage
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#49
I also have $10,000 of property coverage on my firearms, it's about $100 a year.
madville
Feb 2013
#59
That's the problem, it needs to change. People are held financially responsible when they have pool
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#90
Right now we are talking guns. Does being held responsible for your irresponsible behavior,
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#99
Let's see, you sell gun to a guy for a fistful of cash without background check, they shoot someone?
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#108
And if guns were habitually kept in people's yards, they would be like that too
Recursion
Feb 2013
#100
Or you could walk around with a gun, have S&W sticker on car, fly a confederate or tbagger flag, etc
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#111
That my feeling too. Make the "carrying" cost to great, especially for certain weapons and over a
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#91
Your motivation is ignoble; your idea would create obvious unintended consequences.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#95
Ah, advocating deprivation of rights under color of law. How unprogressive!
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#110
I want to see them responsible for harm their guns do EVEN IF STOLEN, unless
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#102
Actually, this isn't the same idea as insurance for shootings in self defense.
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2013
#140
Pa. Lawmakers Introduce Gun Safety Bills, Including Assault Weapons Ban
farminator3000
Feb 2013
#137
You have zero ability to understand the unavoidable consequences of your policy recommendations
Taitertots
Feb 2013
#167
The only people who can't afford arbitrary and capricious fines are poor people
Taitertots
Feb 2013
#203
You insure your car in case you loan it to someone and they drive through a house.
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2013
#207
You can try to re-frame your scheme however you want, but at the end of the day...
Taitertots
Feb 2013
#208
it insists that people be responsible and deters no one from gun ownership
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2013
#209
Every gun owner is already criminally and civilly responsible for their actions
Taitertots
Feb 2013
#210
Wrong. Car owners and house owners are regularly taken to court if they have no insurance.
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2013
#211
I live in California. It is not necessary to register a car here in order to legally own it.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#196
You only have to do that with a vehicle that was previously registered to be driven on the street
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#201
OK. Well, never having had a tractor or a race car...what can I say? Good to know.
libdem4life
Feb 2013
#202
EXCELLENT!! Insurance is required to drive a car, which is required in most parts of the country
madinmaryland
Feb 2013
#172
Lawmakers propose liability insurance for U.S. gun owners - CA, MA, MD, CT - hmm. blue states...
farminator3000
Feb 2013
#176