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January 27, 2022

San Jose Will Be the First U.S. City to Mandate Gun Owner Insurance
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In California, the city of San Jose has passed a first-of-its-kind
ordinance requiring gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay a
yearly fee. The measure was introduced last May after a city transit
worker fatally shot nine co-workers before turning the gun on himself.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo compared the legislation to laws requiring
car drivers to carry insurance.

Mayor Sam Liccardo: "Those who are not complying with this very simple
regulation will face consequences and, with the help of some state
legislation, may well suffer the forfeiture of the guns, as well."

The group Gun Owners of California has promised to sue San Jose to block
the ordinance from taking effect next month.

Meanwhile, gun control groups are condemning Illinois-based gun maker
WEE1 Tactical for producing a smaller version of the AR-15 assault rifle
and marketing it to children, with promotional materials that feature
cartoon skulls and baby pacifiers. The Violence Policy Center responded,
"That a gun-maker has embraced imagery of dead children to promote gun
ownership by youth surreally illustrates how detached this industry is
from the death and injury that result from its products."


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