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Showing Original Post only (View all)Another silly gun bill has been introduced.. [View all]
Caroline Mahony of NY, has introduced a bill REQUIRING firearm owners to carry liability insurance or face a $10,000 federal fine...
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2015/5/21/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E775-2
The Firearm Risk Protection Act would harness the power of insurance
markets to allow professional actuaries to determine the risk presented
by each gun and gun owner. Just as with car insurance, higher-risk
owners of firearms would face higher premiums, while responsible owners
could qualify for reduced rates.
markets to allow professional actuaries to determine the risk presented
by each gun and gun owner. Just as with car insurance, higher-risk
owners of firearms would face higher premiums, while responsible owners
could qualify for reduced rates.
Just the thing to keep the poor especially the poor inner city minorities disarmed. What she is saying in a nutshell says that since we required to have auto insurance (BTW we don't) that the same thing should apply to our civil liberties ...Yea that will pass muster...
This is a classic example of legislation that makes all Democrats look bad. It will end up on MSM, and be touted as "common sense" and we all will be LOL'ed at again as being very much out of touch in most of the nation.
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