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ZombieHorde

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43. I can't afford a gun now, so I don't see why that's a problem.
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 01:37 AM
Dec 2012

The 2A doesn't say guns have to be affordable.

It would be a start. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #1
classes are required in CT wercal Dec 2012 #4
True; I live in CT. I've checked. Atman Dec 2012 #55
In Mass gun safety courses are mandatory Marrah_G Dec 2012 #2
Not good enough. RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #3
Didn't he use someone else's guns? ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #5
Liability insurance doesn't typically cover criminal acts. X_Digger Dec 2012 #7
Sure, but it would in my proposal. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #8
Err, you're going to force insurance companies to cover crime?!? Hmm, no. n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #11
Sure, why not? nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #17
Because every gang banger would purchase insurance as the cost of doing *cough* business. X_Digger Dec 2012 #21
I don't see why it would be a boon. The insurance wouldn't make currently illegal activities ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #22
It would give them a fund for paying their victims. X_Digger Dec 2012 #36
Does auto insurance make people take more driving risks? nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #39
Ask the uninsured. The answer is yes. X_Digger Dec 2012 #40
It would have to in gun insurance RomneyLies Dec 2012 #10
A company could choose not to offer the policy. X_Digger Dec 2012 #13
if it was mandated, a company would sure as fuck be selling it, LOL bettyellen Dec 2012 #15
How'd that work, eh? X_Digger Dec 2012 #19
if there's a customer for it, there's a product, kid. that's how the market works. bettyellen Dec 2012 #23
So the goal is not really about insurance, it's about suppressing gun ownership? X_Digger Dec 2012 #28
it's about treating gun ownership as the serious responsibility it is. Perhaps it will occur to bettyellen Dec 2012 #45
How would placing further restrictions on law abiding gun owners Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #53
"further restrictions" HA HA HA. I saw what YOU did there. bettyellen Dec 2012 #58
No insurance, no gun RomneyLies Dec 2012 #32
Ahh, so it's just a cute way to get around the constitution? X_Digger Dec 2012 #37
there is no constitutional right for a few nuts to terrorize the rest of us Tumbulu Dec 2012 #46
"So high that no one will have one." Thanks for the confirmation. n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #60
Yep that is my wish, but since when do my wishes come true? Tumbulu Dec 2012 #62
Civil or criminal liabilty would be the better route. morningfog Dec 2012 #20
Criminal liability insurance typically pays *you* when your employees steal.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #26
No, civil or criminal liability for the gun owner. Not insurance. morningfog Dec 2012 #30
Sorry, I thought you meant those kinds of insurance.. n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #31
His mom, good luck nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #41
If one wants to turn over control of the nation to the GOP, that's a good step. Kennah Dec 2012 #6
HE USED HIS MOTHER'S GUNS. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #9
Yes, so her gun insurance would cover the funerals, and hospital bills, if there were any. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #14
OFGS. Read your own post. the KILLER wouldn't have taken those stupid "classes". WinkyDink Dec 2012 #24
Sure, but the more people who take the classes the more people that may ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #33
I can't imagine any insurance company actually underwriting those policies Tansy_Gold Dec 2012 #27
Inadequate BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #12
What would you do with already owned assault weapons? nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #18
Yeah, I mentioned this in another post. . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #25
I'm quite fine with it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #16
Yes. At the very least I want guns to be treated like cars. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #29
Well said. n/t GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #34
don't forget confiscating guns if convicted of a willful violent act hollysmom Dec 2012 #35
Mixed ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #38
A problem I see with it as the poor would unable to get a gun Kaleva Dec 2012 #42
I can't afford a gun now, so I don't see why that's a problem. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #43
Then it becomes a class thing. Only the better off would have guns. Kaleva Dec 2012 #44
the fewer people with guns the better Tumbulu Dec 2012 #47
Apparently the shooter's family was very well off. Kaleva Dec 2012 #50
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tumbulu Dec 2012 #48
I think a mandatory six month stint in a militia training camp is about right. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #49
plus annual mental health exams. - n/t lapfog_1 Dec 2012 #51
I think everyone should be taught basic gun safety whether they want to own a gun or not slackmaster Dec 2012 #52
It would be even better if EVERY gun had to be insured just like cars.... Walk away Dec 2012 #54
Teach impulse control while you're at it. Loudly Dec 2012 #56
Support it along w/ very high taxation on purchases of guns & ammo that can be used to cover cost of Pachamama Dec 2012 #57
How about membership in the militia? Coyotl Dec 2012 #59
Everyone is already a member of the militia slackmaster Dec 2012 #61
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