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Colorado House passes gun insurance law to encourage firearms safety

April 29, 2024April 25, 2024 Marc

The legislation was sponsored by Representatives Iman Jodeh and Steven Woodrow The Colorado House recently passed legislation to promote responsible firearms ownership by creating a requirement liability gun insurance. HB24-1270 passed the House by a vote of 33-29 Sponsored by Representatives Stephen Woodrow and Iman Jodeh, the purpose of the gun insurance law is to encourage owners of firearms to take greater efforts in the name of safety. “The costs of gun violence are staggering, and taxpayers are often left footing the bill. This legislation helps cover costs while promoting…

Federal judge likely won’t stop San Jose gun insurance law

July 21, 2022July 20, 2022 Nordstrom

This first of its kind measure in California will require firearm owners to purchase liability coverage. Despite expressing certain misgivings about a San Jose, California city ordinance requiring gun insurance for firearm owners, she indicated that she is unlikely to stand in its way. The judge expressed reservations about the component requiring firearm owners to pay a certain fee. US District Judge Bet Labson Freeman in San Jose stated at a video-conference hearing that it was not her belief that the gun insurance law implicated the US Constitution’s Second Amendment.…

Liability insurance requirements for guns up for consideration in Washington DC

March 12, 2013March 11, 2013 Logan B.

Mandatory liability insurance for gun owners proposed in DC Washington D.C. may become the first in the U.S. to make liability insurance for gun owners mandatory. The D.C. Council is currently considering a proposal that would require those that own firearms to purchase and maintain liability insurance coverage. This issue has been gaining more attention in recent months, following a spate of school shootings. Gun control has become a divisive topic throughout the country, with supporters and opponents adopting fairly extreme stances on the issue. The D.C. Council believes that…