Gun Insurance?
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In Illinois, gun owners may soon be forced to carry $1 million dollar liability insurance policy in order to own a gun. If they didn’t comply, their firearm licenses would be forfeited, and they could face jail time. The proposed legislation is sponsored by Illinois State Rep. Kenneth Dunkin, a former social worker. (Full text of the bill at the link.) It was introduced on February 6th.
What would the premiums run?! If the firearm owner can’t afford the insurance, or decides that it is simply crazy AND unconstitutional and refuses to participate, “the Department of State Police shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card,” thus making the the firearm illegal and the owner a criminal.
If Dunkin’s bill makes it out of committee and is passed by the Illinois General Assembly, a whole lot of people, identified through licensing and registration schemes, will have their firearms confiscated by the State Police. This is a blueprint Barack Obama and the bots will surely use to eventually strip many gun owners of their arms, Second Amendment be damned. Hey, it’s the Illinois way!
Gun ownership won’t be illegal, it will just be unaffordable. Drip, drip, drip.
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that any person who owns a firearm in this State shall maintain a policy of liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Provides that a person shall be deemed the owner of a firearm after the firearm is lost or stolen until such loss or theft is reported to the police department or sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the owner resides. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the Department finds that the person to whom such card was issued possesses or acquires a firearm and does not submit evidence to the Department of State Police that he or she has been issued in his or her name a liability insurance policy in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Effective January 1, 2010.
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February 20th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
My opinion on this is the law won’t be passed. If they passed this insurance law it would actually make things more dangerous because a person thats uninsured might not draw on the slightest thing but hey if they have a insurance policy that covers mistakes then why think. Just open up my policy has me covered. I actually think maybe law bidding citizens should move out of illinois and leave that state for gang bangers and their protective law makers. By the way 3 teenagers killed today on the southeast side of Chicago tonite on a corner. I wonder if those gang bangers would’ve drew they’re guns if there was a chance normal citizens woulda took them out.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 am
How can anyone even mention Obama in this story. He is part of the FEDERAL governement. Wake up people. Be thankful for what we have, stop the slander.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I am getting so tired of hearing about how our elected officials are thinking of ways how to step on our rights…as law abiding citizens! It’s comming to the breaking point where these fools will leave us no choice but to stand up and fight to get our rights back. I honestly don’t believe that most of our government believes that they are working for us……NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
March 4th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Brad Vawter wrote:
How can anyone even mention Obama in this story. He is part of the FEDERAL governement. Wake up people. Be thankful for what we have, stop the slander.
Brad, SLANDER?! I can tell from what you wrote You have been drinking the Obama koolaid and are well on your way to being totally brainwashed….But the fact is Dunkin is one of Obama’s cronnies from Illinois….Yes were Obama is from…Oh ya! That place!
We are not all stupid enough to believe your non-facts!
March 15th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
WHY…
Do Voters keep putting these “ASS CLOWNS”
in Office.
WHY…..DO the Voters keep putting these
March 6th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
If cars owners can be regulated due to the liability involved. I would think gun owners fall under the same issues, such as potential of harming others and responsibility of ownership.