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former9thward

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48. No, it is high enough.

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #43)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:27 PM

Feb 2013

Divert the tax money elsewhere if that is needed.

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My car usage requires I insure it in case of an accident... [View all] SHRED Feb 2013 OP

Sure why not, insurance runs the country anyway. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #1

I think, perhaps, the Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #2

As horrifying as... SHRED Feb 2013 #3

Shred, Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #10

Legal gun owners aren't always responsible gun owners. pnwmom Feb 2013 #19

I am nothing if not pragmatic.... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #27

Having a surcharge or tax on every gun or ammo purchase is a good idea. pnwmom Feb 2013 #36

It would be a tax... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #37

There already is a federal tax on guns and ammo. former9thward Feb 2013 #41

Then increase it, or make a separate surcharge... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #43

No, it is high enough. former9thward Feb 2013 #48

How much is it? And would you prefer to have to carry liability insurance on your guns? Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #49

It's 11%. former9thward Feb 2013 #50

I was just asking your preference... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #51

In my state the insurance company tells the state if you drop them dsc Feb 2013 #38

Nice... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #42

"You are thinking in terms of responsible gun owners" That, my friend, is an oxymoron... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #58

LOL Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #59

What insurance compensates for crimes? hack89 Feb 2013 #17

Guns in the home are more likely to be involved in accidents than in crimes. n/t pnwmom Feb 2013 #21

And such accidents can be covered by homers or rental insurance hack89 Feb 2013 #23

Only with riders. And there is one way to enforce the law: pnwmom Feb 2013 #28

To what end? hack89 Feb 2013 #40

Mine doesnt. bunnies Feb 2013 #4

It is dirt cheap - a fraction of what I pay for car insurance hack89 Feb 2013 #18

Yeah.... good point. bunnies Feb 2013 #25

Gun accidents are rare relative to the number of INSURED gun owners -- pnwmom Feb 2013 #30

But insurance will not change that hack89 Feb 2013 #39

the point being ... rickford66 Feb 2013 #53

And the NRA will go into the insurance business and make a fortune. hack89 Feb 2013 #54

It might be possible for public carrying, but not for private property use aikoaiko Feb 2013 #5

You insure your home...that's private property, isn't it? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #7

It's not required of home ownership by the government, though. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #8

Required by the government or not, try getting a mortgage without it. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #11

only if you finance the gun Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #12

If you own your car outright, you still have to have car insurance. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #13

Not on private property or transporting it over public ways aikoaiko Feb 2013 #14

Yeah....I read them. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #15

The analogy to car insurance doesn't really work aikoaiko Feb 2013 #20

You were talking about a house not car Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #31

That is so that I can repair or replace my house if necessary. hack89 Feb 2013 #22

Homeowners insurance also protects you in case someone is injured on your property.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #24

But I am not required by law to have such insurance hack89 Feb 2013 #26

I am not required to carry insurance on my house or autos .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #45

The insurance premiums would be unaffordable. nt OldEurope Feb 2013 #6

Why? there are enough gun owners to reduce the premiums to an affordable amount.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #9

How about first amendment insurance- that speech could cause a riot, don'cha know. X_Digger Feb 2013 #16

Wouldn't that already be covered under an umbrella policy then? dkf Feb 2013 #29

I don't have to have a drivers license, tag *or* insurance to drive on my own property.... Ghost in the Machine Feb 2013 #32

you have to have a licence to legally buy a car dsc Feb 2013 #44

Well we don't have to in Tennessee.. don't even have to show proof of insurance Ghost in the Machine Feb 2013 #52

You can't insure a criminal act. galileoreloaded Feb 2013 #33

"Why hasn't the President proposed this idea?" rdharma Feb 2013 #34

What?!?!? - and take my gun/ammo-purchasing money away? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #35

I kinda like the idea of gun insurance ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #46

The only insurance worth fighting for rrneck Feb 2013 #47

ever been hit by an uninsured driver? ileus Feb 2013 #55

Great idea quaker bill Feb 2013 #56

I've been saying this for a while Politicalboi Feb 2013 #57