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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Maryland Senators Introduce Bill to Require Liability Insurance for Gun Owners

Bill would force gun owners to carry a minimum of $250,000 of coverage.

A number of gun control measures recently have been introduced into the Maryland Legislature, including one that would require anyone who owns a firearm to have a minimum of $250,000 liability insurance. Sens. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County) and Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) are the sponsors of Senate Bill 577, which would require anyone who owns a firearm to have a minimum of $250,000 of liability insurance. The bill is similar to legislation being proposed in Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts. The Baltimore Sun views the legislation as being “designed to harness market forces to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people the same way the cost of car insurance can keep bad drivers off the road.” How the mandated …

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L.T.

11:37 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Cons complain about people not having a photo ID for the right to vote, but when it comes to the right to bear arms, they are all about making it as easy as possible for anyone to get one. They just get their friends at the NRA to lobby Congress to make sure there are no restrictions at all to purchase a killing machine, but when someone wants to vote, make them jump through hoops.   more ›

Monday, February 18, 2013

Maryland Senators Introduce Bill to Require Liability Insurance for Gun Owners

Bill would force gun owners to carry a minimum of $250,000 of coverage.

A bill that would require anyone who owns a firearm to have a minimum of $250,000 liability insurance is among a number of gun control measures recently introduced in the Maryland General Assembly. Sens. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County) and Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) are the sponsors of Senate Bill 577, which would require anyone who owns a firearm to have a minimum of $250,000 of liability insurance. The bill is similar to legislation being proposed in Pennsylvania, California and Massachusetts. The Baltimore Sun views the legislation as being “designed to harness market forces to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people the same way the cost of car insurance can keep bad drivers off the road.” How the mandated insurance …

danny

7:35 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013

Owning a tractor trailer I know the risks people are willing to take to try and collect on my high liability coverage.... I believe the same will happen to gun owners. This will only cause problems and "accidents".... Once again law abiding citizens are being punished and put into tough situations by tyrannical government   more ›

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