Posted August 12, 2019 3:00 pm by Comments

By Cam Edwards

Apparently the answer to the question “Do you know the way to San Jose?” is “take a left turn at Republic Street and head down Tyranny Way”. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s announced a new plan for his city: requiring gun owners to buy liability insurance for their firearms or pay a fee to the city in exchange for being allowed to exercise their constitutional rights. Liccardo says the idea is no different than requiring drivers to have car insurance, or raising taxes on tobacco products.

“We require motorists to carry automobile insurance, and the insurance industry appropriately encourages and rewards safe driver behavior,” Liccardo said. “We tax tobacco consumption both to discourage risky behavior and to make sure non-smokers are not forced to subsidize the substantial public health costs generated by smoking-related illnesses and deaths.”

The mayor hopes other cities will consider the proposal, a first of its kind in the nation, in the future.

Liccardo is also calling for a gun and ammunition sales tax to fund gun safety classes, gun violence prevention programs and victim assistance services, as well as a cash rewards program for anyone who reports a person who has unlawfully …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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