Gun Control & RKBA

rjsquirrel

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10. Not necessarily

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jan 2016

And as we all know many people don't have adequate medical insurance.

But you just named a good solution: make medical claims contingent on safe gun storage and training.

It's so obvious. Guns create a liability risk. You carry insurance to cover your liability risks.

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Liability insurance is not an answer [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 OP

Anyone with a basic understanding TeddyR Jan 2016 #1

No rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #5

So how would that work? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #6

No rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #7

Wouldn't medical insurance cover medical treatment of accidental injuries? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #8

Yes it would, he's just pushing the gun control insurance meme. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #9

Not necessarily rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #10

And since health insurance is already mandated... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #13

Absurd rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #16

What I am saying discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #32

re: "Your car insurance requires you to get your car inspected and registered every year..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #33

re: "You are the one reducing it to "medical" expenses." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #34

re: "Done arguing with people who deny facts that don't suit their ideology." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #35

Gun control proponents so often target statistically tiny categories. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #41

The list is incredible... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #42

It was nice hearing from you discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #58

Of course that's not the point of gun insurance anyway DonP Jan 2016 #14

If your gun was actually stolen, branford Jan 2016 #43

How much does sarisataka Jan 2016 #12

It fits in with the punish the innocent mindset, 2A regressives are known for. ileus Jan 2016 #2

How is insurance punishment? rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #4

Right because rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #3

What percentage of negligient discharge injuries involve a victim that would not be covered Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #11

"a huge number of gun deaths and accidents result from well intentioned gun owners being careless" Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #27

$10,000 penalty if found to not have liability insurance. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #15

How do they find out rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #17

For that to happen, registration would have to be implemented, GGJohn Jan 2016 #18

When you buy a gun you buy rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #19

The difference being that owning a firearm is a right, while driving or owning a vehicle isn't. GGJohn Jan 2016 #20

Oh this again rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #21

Well, considering we outright own our property and home, GGJohn Jan 2016 #22

Debunked rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #23

LOL, shows what you know, GGJohn Jan 2016 #25

He meant your erroneous interpretation of the militia clause has been debunked. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #28

Thank you, that is what I meant. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #30

No, the entire sentence has been correctly interpreted. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #31

Making some pro-control folks understand that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #37

Casuistry rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #51

According to the SCOTUS, the President, the Democratic Party, GGJohn Jan 2016 #55

I'm pretty sure it's only "Settled Law" or "Law of the Land" if they agree with it DonP Jan 2016 #57

R.I.F. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #56

"A clause in the US constitution has not been debunked." beevul Jan 2016 #46

"Just like cars." beevul Jan 2016 #45

If I let my automobile insurance lapse S_B_Jackson Jan 2016 #48

all I can say is Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #50

You can only be checked if you are stopped and you can only be stopped for an underlying reason. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #24

Ideological purity uber alles n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #36

I just wish Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #39

I began this thread as a result of... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #40

Despite their claims, 'X' isn't their goal. beevul Jan 2016 #47

And yet, they seem so comfortable with such blatant dishonesty. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #49

"Fie on ’t, ah fie!" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #52

But they spew Hemenway and gladly so while none of us spew Nugent. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #53

It's not difficult for me to question what I think before I say it. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #54

Your certainly might not like it, branford Jan 2016 #44

Let me explain what I think is the pro-control plan discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #26

And a poor tax imposed on a right. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #29

The poor tax would be... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #38