(Opinion) Zornio: Colorado should follow California on gun liability insurance – By Trish Zornio (Colorado Sun) / January 31, 2022
San Jose became the first city to pass firearm liability insurance requirements. Colorado should become the first state.
If the mere suggestion that Coloradans could take a page from California on gun laws makes you bristle, you’re not going to like this column.
Last week, San Jose City Council members offered a vote of 10 to 1 for gun liability insurance requirements. As Silicon Valley’s third most populous city, the move sent a clear message: If you own a gun, you are responsible for the outcomes that may come of use of it.
The first-of-its-kind measure comes in response to a mass shooting in the city that left nine people dead last year. If passed, the initiative will require gun owners to carry personal insurance for their firearms. A second motion passed 8 to 3 to pay an annual “harm reduction” fee of $25.
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