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Gun Control & RKBA

Lizzie Poppet

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7. Oh jeez, not THIS idiotic idea again.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 08:47 AM

Feb 2016

It's simple: the vast majority of the costs associated with harm caused with firearms result from actions which are not (and never will be) covered by insurance. All this idea does is create another wealth gate for (legal) firearms ownership, a profoundly anti-progressive notion.

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Gun Liability Insurance: A Coming Idea? [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2016 OP

Some folks seem entirely unable... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #1

So explain to the readers, SecMo, how an insurance company... krispos42 Feb 2016 #2

crickets, like normal Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #4

I'm honestly curious krispos42 Feb 2016 #6

All the knowledgeable people say "no, it is not coming". ManiacJoe Feb 2016 #3

No. Never. Not gonna happen. NT pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #5

Oh jeez, not THIS idiotic idea again. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #7

It's never been about "covering costs" DonP Feb 2016 #8