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Showing Original Post only (View all)Your unseen gun violence tax. [View all]
San Jose to make gun owners carry insurance, pay into public fundhttps://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-to-make-gun-owners-carry-insurance-pay-into-public-fund/
Oh noes! Gunners have their panties in a wad! Second amendment! God Given Right! My precious!
What could possibly drive government to do such a thing???? Might it be . . .
Gun violence in San José costs taxpayers $442 million. Thats $2.2 million in taxes *per gun violence victim*. The Second Amendment protects the rights of Americans to own guns but doesnt require taxpayers to subsidize gun ownership.
Sam Liccardo (@sliccardo), mayor, San Jose
Because of that considerable expense San Jose requires gun owners to have liability insurance on their guns and to pay into a fund to offset costs of gun violence. Of course gunners are apoplectic.
According to the GAO guns cost the US treasury roughly a $Billion a year. Every year. Why is it that all of you have to pay that tax even if you don't own a gun?
I own guns. I'm happy to carry my fair share of costs. My insurance will be relatively low because my guns are almost 100 years old, stored in a safe and ammunition stored separately. I think it would be more expensive if I owned a similar number of AR 15/AK 47s and Glocks but that's the nature of insurance underwriting. Probably be less if they were all smart guns with electronic safety features.
Why won't gun owners step up and take responsibility?
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Gun owners are a part of the same tax paying public. We all share in paying for misdeeds.
SYFROYH
Jul 2021
#1
Okay, so you're saying that the people who aren't part of the problem should shoulder the
AndyS
Jul 2021
#3
Actually, I'm not at all suprised when those in favor of more gun control pass such laws.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#5
And I'm not at all surprised when 'law abiding gun owners' refuse to obey laws. nt
AndyS
Jul 2021
#7
And how likely do you think it that this law will survive the court challenge?
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#8
I'm happy to discuss this issue calmy and rationally, but this doesn't appear to be the thread
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#10
Thanks for trying to clarify but I really am talking about gunners not obeying any
AndyS
Jul 2021
#36
"God Given Right!" - Must be a weak God if they are so worried that it can be taken away so easily
keithbvadu2
Jul 2021
#6
You mean like having to get a permit to exercise your first amendment right to free speech
AndyS
Jul 2021
#22
That was about as comprehensive an internet ass-kicking as I have ever witnessed.
11 Bravo
Jul 2021
#47
All those things were appealed to a much more liberal USSC in a different generation
NickB79
Jul 2021
#39
The NRA supports this law btw. Since the NRA is the largest seller of gun insurance
fescuerescue
Jul 2021
#35
No insurance can be compelling to pay out for illegal acts by the policy holder
NickB79
Jul 2021
#41