The idea has been floated for years, and it may seem straightforward enough: if gun owners were required to purchase liability insurance, proponents argue, they would have to follow safe practices to ...

On Jan. 25 this year, San Jose fired a shot heard ‘round the country. By an overwhelming majority, the city council mandated that homeowners and renters in this wealthy California community who own ...

Perhaps the most heart-rending story coming out of the July 4 massacre in Highland Park, Ill., is that of Aidan McCarthy, the 2-year-old boy found at the scene of the tragedy looking for his parents.

In the Feb. 5-6 paper, Trish Zornio says Colorado should follow San Jose on gun liability insurance. That sounds good if it’s as simple as paying for an insurance policy if my gun causes any damages, ...

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You have to buy insurance to drive a car. Why not if you own a gun? A breakthrough on potential new gun regulations is welcome news, but the recently announced proposals from a bipartisan group of ...

There is a big push now by insurance companies to sell you insurance in case you shoot somebody. Not that far affects it if you look at all the shootings taking place in the news. So have you ...

In an effort to crack down on gun violence, San Jose gun owners will soon be required to have proof of insurance covering accidents involving their firearms. The new ordinance goes into effect Jan. 1.

With more than 385 mass shootings in 2024 alone, it's clear that gun violence is a major problem in the United States. As American politicians continue to struggle to find a collective solution, one ...

San Jose’s city council this winter passed an ordinance requiring most of the California city’s gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidental shootings – a first in the nation. It might seem ...

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. The nation’s first gun insurance mandate took effect this year in San Jose, California. Gun owners in the city are ...