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The San Jose mayor says he believes a proposed gun ordinance will become controversial – The council will take up the measure at its meeting on Tuesday.
That measure includes a requirement for gun owners to carry liability insurance.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo spoke at a news conference on Monday about the gun harm reduction ordinance before the council Tuesday. At issue is requiring every household with a gun owner to have liability insurance coverage for each firearm and to pay an annual fee of $25.
Liccardo says taxpayers subsidize gun ownership paying out about 40 million a year to deal with medical, police and fire services due to gun violence.
He says they are prepared for a legal fight. Already, the council has received several letters in opposition to the ordinance, such as this one that says in part:
“Your attempt at gun registration seems to be a way to begin a gun registry… that is not a good idea, since it endangers the legal gun owners.”
“Please don’t tax a constitutional right.”
San Jose to consider gun insurance ordinance
The San Jose mayor says he believes a proposed gun ordinance will become controversial – The council will take up the measure at its meeting on Tuesday.
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The mayor hit it out of the park when he said taxpayers ALREADY subsidize gun ownership by paying for the damage caused by gun violence. It is the same argument made for those that say we shouldn't offer universal healthcare. We ALREADY subsidize healthcare when people wo any money or income go to the ER needing life-saving surgery or procedures.
This makes too much sense. If gun owners want the right to own a firearm, they should be paying their due instead of putting it on the taxpayers who are being forced to pay due to idealogues making our streets so dangerous!