Local news outlets accused Colorado Democrats of pushing for a “backdoor gun tax” through a bill that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance.
On February 13, Democratic lawmakers from three states (two in the House and one in the Senate) introduced legislation that would require gun owners to purchase insurance to cover injuries caused by accidental shootings. If he does not purchase additional coverage, he will be fined $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for the second offense.
“That’s right. Lawmakers obsessed with ‘justice reform’ had to go through the public embarrassment of cracking down after they downgraded auto theft to a misdemeanor last year, but legal gun owners There was no resistance to imposing that on them.” Denver Gazette Editorial Board I wrote it on Sunday.
A Colorado bill introduced in February would require gun owners to carry firearms liability insurance and could result in fines if owners don’t comply with the policy. (Gabriel Buiz/AFP via Getty)
Rep. Stephen Woodrow, one of the bill’s sponsors, said the bill would encourage responsible firearm ownership at a time when gun violence is on the rise.He pointed to studies that revealed firearm deaths and injuries Colorado costs about $12 billion Every year.
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But the Gazette Editorial Board said the bill was nothing more than a gimmick to restrict legal gun ownership.
“In other words, this is gun control by another name,” the editorial board wrote. “This amounts to a gun tax (as well as a benefit to the insurance industry).”
The proposal does not provide an exception for firearms that are securely stored in the owner’s home, according to the report. official gazette. A gun owner must prove that he has been denied insurance at least twice or cannot afford insurance before an exception is granted.
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“You can sue for poverty, but you have to go to court first,” the Gazette editorial board wrote. That’s the author’s consideration.
Maryland Democrats proposed a similar bill in January that would ban people from owning guns unless they pay at least $300,000 in liability insurance. The bill’s sponsor, Del Terry Hill, called it “a new approach to common sense gun control.”
Meanwhile, in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law in July that added an 11% excise tax on gun and ammunition sales on top of the existing 10% or 11% federal tax. .
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“This carnage is too much. We cannot normalize it, we cannot accept it,” Newsom said at the signing ceremony in Sacramento, referring to gun violence across the country. “That’s a small price to pay.”
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But critics say imposing further gun control policies on legal gun owners won’t reduce violence and violates the law. Second Amendment.
National Rifle Association Western Regional Director Dan Reed previously said of the Golden State law, “This is a blatant and egregious attack on the rights of law-abiding Californians and an attempt to dismantle the Second Amendment.” It was a calculated ploy,” he told Fox News.
Neither Woodrow nor the two other sponsors, Rep. Iman Jodeh and Sen. Chris Hansen, responded to requests for comment.
