New state bill would require gun owners to have insurance [View all]
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/BCN) – Two state senators announced a new bill Thursday (Jan. 26) that would require gun owners to obtain liability insurance for the negligent or accidental use of their firearms.
If passed, California becomes the first state in the nation to adopt such legislation.
The bill, SB 8, comes from State Senators Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who decided to propose the legislation as the state reels from three mass shootings within days of each other, and five total for the month of January. In total, 27 people have been killed and another 20 injured, making January the deadliest month for mass shootings in California in at least a decade, according to the legislators.
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Under SB 8, gun insurance in the state would be similar to car insurance, making gun owners civilly liable for property damage, injury, or death resulting from the use of their firearms. Gun owners would be required to have plans that cover losses or damages resulting from negligent or accidental use of their firearm, and they'll have to keep proof of their insurance with their firearm, and produce it when asked by a peace officer during the course of a lawful detainment.
MORE: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/new-state-bill-would-require-gun-owners-to-have-insurance/
According to the link, SB 8 will be modeled after the City of San Jose's gun insurance law ... which was the first of its kind in the country.
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Should be a no-brainer, right?
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