Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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19. Well...

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 07:48 PM

Feb 2013

Who does this... rare if anyone "carries an assault weapon around all the time"

Long after government has eliminated the "need" for guns, knives will be next of the list and soon an assault weapon may be a defined as a spork from taco bell. (If you leave the restaurant with the spork, don't break the wrapper till you're ready to eat.)

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What is Gun Violence Liability Insurance? [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2013 OP

Owning a gun is like owning a car iiibbb Feb 2013 #1

Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #19

Another idea bouncing around and gaining traction is requiring all gun owners to be bonded, apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #2

So only rich people get to own those weapons? madville Feb 2013 #3

It'll "fly" in the courts alrighty, and some version of it is coming to the USA. Bank it. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #4

So you're going on record ... Straw Man Feb 2013 #11

Dishonest frames and brazen Straw Men always make me smile. Please try again. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #14

That's not answer; it's a dodge. Straw Man Feb 2013 #25

It's the answer your dishonest frame deserves. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #28

Dishonesty. Straw Man Feb 2013 #30

"To the extent that they are arms that are in common use" - LOL. Funny stuff. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #33

You tap-dance divinely. Straw Man Feb 2013 #43

Unconstitutional. See "Poll Tax". N/T GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #5

Constitutional. See "non sequitur": apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #7

You can't charge for a right. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #8

The government isn't charging you. Every dime of your premium goes to a private insurer. lastlib Feb 2013 #10

It really doesn't matter... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #22

Tax or premium, it amounts to the same result. SayWut Feb 2013 #26

"Plain and simple" - LOL. So put your money where your mouthy keyboard is, and sue to have all apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #29

Who was talking about taxes? SayWut Feb 2013 #36

Except, I'm not the one claiming such taxes are "unconstitutional" infringements on a "right": apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #38

Educate yourself. SayWut Feb 2013 #41

You don't follow along so well: I didn't bring up the "Poll tax," your pal upthread did. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #42

"Who was talking about taxes?" -->"Tax or premium. It amounts to the same result" apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #39

You go right on believing that nonsense. Next time you purchase your next PRD at Gump's apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #13

A sales tax imposed on consumer goods is not an infringement. Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #45

Except, the "fee" proposed - actually a bond deposit - applies only to SA handguns and apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #46

I am not convinced "in the slightest" Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #47

I don't know about Lester Maddox gejohnston Feb 2013 #48

Absurd. I don't interact with repliers who compare sensible gun regulation measures apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #49

For whites, or for everybody? Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #50

Question discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #21

No that's a penalty for doing something that is not a crime. Deep13 Feb 2013 #27

No, it's not: no one is forcing you to purchase/own an assault weapon or SA handgun. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #31

I like these ideas Tumbulu Feb 2013 #44

It would actually be fairly cheap. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #6

John Wasik's commentary in Forbes goes into that a bit slackmaster Feb 2013 #9

Insurance will only cover accidents? Wrong. lastlib Feb 2013 #12

You would have to establish that liability by statute kudzu22 Feb 2013 #15

not a problem, really. If you enable another person's crime through lastlib Feb 2013 #34

So if a kid takes your lighter and burns down an apartment building kudzu22 Feb 2013 #35

that's not beyond the realm of possibility; lastlib Feb 2013 #37

Ok so tell me, how long does this liability last? kudzu22 Feb 2013 #40

That's a novel theory and would be an unprecedented form of insurance slackmaster Feb 2013 #17

What if my gun is stolen, and then stolen again from the guy who stole it? kudzu22 Feb 2013 #16

I've thought it through iiibbb Feb 2013 #18

It is just a scheme to prevent the non-rich from having access to firearms Taitertots Feb 2013 #20

Having insurance could have negative effects madville Feb 2013 #23

It is legislative... Puha Ekapi Feb 2013 #24

Gun Violence Liability Insurance is a bright idea discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #32