Tag Archive: Democrats in Four States Push to Require Liability Insurance to Purchase Guns

Democrats in Four States Push to Require Liability Insurance to Purchase Guns

by AWR Hawkins Democrats in four states are pushing to require law-abiding gun buyers to acquire liability insurance before being allowed to purchase a firearm. Those pushing the mandate are Hawaiian state Senator Josh Green (D-Dist. 3), New Hampshire state Representative  Katherine Rogers (D-Dist. 28), New York City Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), and Los Angeles County Democrat Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas. All four Democrats want would-be gun owners to acquire liability insurance for gun ownership in the same way car owners purchase insurance for their vehicles. The amount of insurance required would vary lawmaker to lawmaker, but the New York Daily News reports that Ortiz… View Article