Results 1 to 3 of 3
-
February 25th, 2009, 06:15 PM #1Super Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2008
- Location
-
Van Down By The Lake,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Posts
- 628
- Rep Power
- 4680
Illiniois Proposal Would Require Gun Owners To Carry $1M Insurance
http://www.wbbm780.com/Proposal-Woul...1M-Ins/3908122
CHICAGO (WBBM) - Illinois could be the first state to require gun owners to take out a million-dollar insurance policy - if a proposal in the state legislature becomes law.
The bill in a state House committee would require any registered gun owner to have $1 million in liability insurance to cover damages due to negligent or willful acts with the weapon.
Kevin Martin, executive director of the Illinois Insurance Association says he's never seen such a plan like the one sponsored by Rep. Ken Dunkin, a Democrat from Chicago.
Martin says the unprecedented measure seems to be simply a deterrent to gun ownership.
And, he says it would also be a risky policy because there are too many unknown variables in underwriting something like that.
Despite the fact that the bill would mean more business for his clients, Martin says insurers usually have strong reservations about proposals to mandate coverage.
Representative Dunkin did not return WBBM's calls for comment.
-
February 25th, 2009, 06:46 PM #2Senior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2007
- Location
-
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia County) - Posts
- 326
- Rep Power
- 214677
Re: Illiniois Proposal Would Require Gun Owners To Carry $1M Insurance
Gotta hand it to these people, they're really good at coming up with creative end-around ways to ban things without actually banning them directly.
-
February 25th, 2009, 10:56 PM #3
Re: Illiniois Proposal Would Require Gun Owners To Carry $1M Insurance
If you make something too expensive to buy, then law abiding people can't buy them... Kind of like cigarettes... I started smoking 13 years ago, yes at the ripe age of 12, I could get a pack of cheap smokes for 1.50, now the cheapest is still close to 4 bucks... But now, criminals are robbing stores not only for money, but also demanding cartons of smokes... Cause and effect...
-ChazI like guns... And boobs...
Similar Threads
-
Concealed carry insurance
By bigrdenu in forum Concealed CarryReplies: 9Last Post: December 9th, 2008, 02:21 AM -
antique handguns do not require ffl?
By 93-2.3 in forum GeneralReplies: 7Last Post: November 23rd, 2008, 12:21 AM -
Concealed carry proposal gets support of sheriff
By WhiteFeather in forum Concealed CarryReplies: 0Last Post: June 16th, 2008, 01:14 PM -
Packing in public: Gun owners tired of hiding their weapons embrace 'open carry'
By WhiteFeather in forum Open CarryReplies: 1Last Post: June 11th, 2008, 09:54 AM -
Virginia Gun owners at council meeting (Open Carry issue)
By 762xIan in forum Open CarryReplies: 12Last Post: August 31st, 2007, 12:05 AM
Bookmarks