Government,
Insurance
Jan. 27, 2023
Gun owner liability insurance bill faces hurdles
“I would expect the various gun rights groups to probably argue that it’s a violation of the Second Amendment — it’s an infringement on their right to own guns — because it imposes some significant new requirements on gun ownership,” commented Jeremy K. Robinson, an appellate attorney at Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP in San Diego.
A proposed bill that would require gun owners to buy liability insurance for accidental or negligent firearm use was introduced Thursday and if passed is likely to be immediately challenged on Second Amendment grounds. The proposers also said they have not determined how to enforce it.
“I would expect the various gun rights groups to probably argue that it’s a violation of the Second Amendment — it’s an infringement on their right to own g...
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