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In reply to the discussion: 2nd Encounter of the Day.... Over guns this time [View all]BainsBane
(53,029 posts)61. where did I say that?
I didn't. I simply said no one bothers me. Most people don't if you leave them alone. Now if I had run up to them with a gun and starting messing with them, I'm quite certain their reaction would have been quite different.
That drugs are illegal and gun proliferation is not is an idiosyncrasy of the law. The country would be a far safer place if it were the other way around.
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Liability insurance doesn't cover inanimate objects. It covers the insured PERSON for screwups.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#3
Ugh. Logic fail on a Sunday no less. The insurance isn't covering the CAR
galileoreloaded
Feb 2013
#26
Sigh. Tell you what. I'll give you a car, you insure either the car or you.
galileoreloaded
Feb 2013
#77
I oversimplified the concept of vicarious liability which I assume is what
galileoreloaded
Feb 2013
#81
All true. That's why I think it might be a successful move to build a fund to pay lawyers
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#9
Leaving your gun on a table where your 3-year-old can blow his brains out is a CRIMINAL ACT
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#86
Are you maintaining that you do not wish to be held responsible for any possible negligence?
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#24
If your firearm is adequately secured you have no liability under my scenario
Fumesucker
Feb 2013
#49
I live in a very poor county in north Florida. Hunting deer and hog is very common here. ...
spin
Feb 2013
#83
He never brandished his gun. The OP says he was reaching for his wallet to pay.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2013
#68
For dogs sake don't go out and play vigilante. And I have a grip, so to speak.
geckosfeet
Feb 2013
#67
Your courage is commendable, but I'd be cautious: most "RKBA enthusiasts" I've run across have
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#51