Maryland House Democrats introduced a controversial gun safety bill requiring gun owners to forfeit their ability to wear or carry without firearm liability insurance.

Introduced by Del. Terri Hill, D-Howard County, the legislation would prohibit the “wear or carry” of a gun anywhere in the state unless the individual has obtained a liability insurance policy of at least $300,000.

"A person may not wear or carry a firearm unless the person has obtained and it covered by liability insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the State under the Insurance Article to cover claims for property damage, bodily injury, or death arising from an accident resulting from the person’s use or storage of a firearm or up to $300,000 for damages arising from the same incident, in addition to interest and costs,” the proposed Maryland legislation reads.

  • Zuberi 👀
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    35 months ago

    The irony that the establishment considers the boom-boom death sticks as a “right” and the quite-literally-required car for modern society is a “privilege.”

    You should need to have insurance for your stupid yee-yee adventures to shoot the melanin-enriched customers at a Walmart…

    • @RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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      15 months ago

      What a childish response. Your opinion is garbage.

      Rights are something that nobody should ever agree to give up - especially a critical right that enables effective self-defense to the common citizen.

      Fortunately there’s nothing you can do about it, as that right at least is well protected by law and the courts.

      • Zuberi 👀
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        25 months ago

        You can still buy, own, and shoot it. You just need to pay insurance (a very small one at that) to carry it around outside w/ you.

        The LW motto should be “your opinion is garbage” because there is clearly no sane argument to be made against this law