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In reply to the discussion: Gun Liability Insurance [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)For example, the OP drew the analogy to compulsory automobile liability insurance. That law makes it more expensive to own and operate a car. The effect obviously falls more heavily on the poor -- de facto classism! Race correlates with wealth and income in this country, so the effect also falls more heavily on blacks -- de facto racism! Nevertheless, as a lawyer who frequently represents people injured in motor vehicle accidents, I personally think the minimum coverage should be increased, even though that will make it more expensive and will further burden the poor.
So, do you support repealing compulsory automobile liability insurance? Just to make sure that the poor aren't discriminated against when it comes to driving, do you support repealing the gasoline tax? As an environmentalist, I personally think it should be substantially increased.
There are problems with the idea of firearm liability insurance. I am not, however, impressed by a plea based on class. A demand that lower-income psychotics must be kept level with middle- and upper-income psychotics in their ability to commit massacres is not a progressive cause.