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To: steve harris who wrote (700074)	2/20/2013 3:13:04 PM
From: FJB	3 Recommendations Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1579674

Brumar just posted this story today. NY Democratic Bill Will Require Gun Owners to Carry Million Dollar Liability Insurance Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 10:01 AM Kiss your guns good-bye. A bill proposed by New York Democrat Felix Ortiz will force gun owners to carry one million dollars in liability insurance. Guns Save Lives reported: From Examiner.com, A bill was introduced in the State Assembly by Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) that would require citizens of New York to acquire liability insurance as a condition to gun ownership. Bill S2353 will require all gun owners in NY to obtain and “continuously maintain” insurance coverage of at least $1 million, or they will suffer “immediate revocation of such owner’s registration, license and any other privilege to own” a firearm. If the citizen fails to obtain the insurance, then by simply owning the firearm, they will be in violation of the law. It is estimated that the required $1 million liability policy would cost a holder $1600-2000 annually. If the bill is passed, gun owners will have 30 days to get the insurance. Here’s a look at the proposed bill. And here is the relevant language: FIREARM OWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES. 1. ANY PERSON IN THIS STATE WHO SHALL OWN A FIREARM SHALL, PRIOR TO SUCH OWNERSHIP, OBTAIN AND CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY COVERING ANY DAMAGES RESULT-ING FROM ANY NEGLIGENT OR WILLFUL ACTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH FIREARM WHILE IT IS OWNED BY SUCH PERSON. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH OWNER’S REGISTRATION, LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM. This is sort of like a modern-day version of the Jim Crow laws. Except this time Democrats are attacking our right to bear arms rather than our voting rights. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/02/ny-democratic-bill-will-require-gun-owners-to-carry-million-dollar-liability-insurance/ <span style="font-size:3em;"> One more reason to not register firearms.</span>

To: steve harris who wrote (700074)	2/20/2013 5:44:31 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579674

Steve, Maybe I missed it, what does the govt having a list of guns I own do for the good of everyone anyway? Why do you want a registration list in the first place? I think we had this conversation before. It can help make it tougher (though not impossible) for criminals and crazy people to get firearms. It keeps the law abiding citizens responsible in owning and possessing guns, and it can help law enforcement keep track of where the guns are. Every law-abiding gun owner should agree that owning a firearm is a HUGE responsibility. I think part of that responsibility includes keeping tracking of firearms as a society. I realize the potential for abuse and how that might not make gun registration worthwhile, but I'm also seeing how free availability of guns is being abused more and more by a society that is getting crazier by the week. Tenchusatsu