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#589503 - 02/01/13 03:31 PM There are good ideas...
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and great ideas! cool
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#589506 - 02/01/13 04:00 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: steveg]
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Interesting idea.. truly.
But..really??


While that's a wide range, if we set a gun ownership license fee this high, it would force gun owners to face the true social costs of their choices, which would lead many fewer to buy guns.

Many fewer???


LOl.. what is our language coming to...?
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#589510 - 02/01/13 04:18 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: NucleusG4]
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Well, it makes sense to me. I can tell you that I've even come across clients that demand that their ad agencies and marketing services providers carry Errors and Omissions insurance before they'll add them to the vendor list. In may case, it's a nonstarter because it's very expensive and disproportionate to the scope of work for which they contract with freelancers.

But the idea is sound when linked to legal gun registration at a reasonable cost.

Think about it... You legally buy and register a handgun. Your house or car gets broken into and the gun is stolen, and someone is shot with it. If the gun is traced back to you, you're exposed to a lawsuit that might claim that you didn't do due diligence in securing that weapon. If you have liability insurance, your financial ass is covered.
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#589534 - 02/01/13 06:40 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: steveg]
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I can hear it now: Gun ownership--unlike car, boat, airplane, home ownership--is a right, not a privilege.
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#589535 - 02/01/13 06:59 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: yoyo52]
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A gawd-given right, mon. Git 'er straight, y'hear? smirk
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#589541 - 02/01/13 07:54 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: steveg]
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Let them buy guns , its their right.

Just tax the bullets to 10 bucks each - make (loading) the gun so freaking expensive.
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#589585 - 02/01/13 11:27 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: steveg]
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I like it and think it's warranted to handle many irresponsible gun owners.
The more firepower & number of guns - the more liability insurance required. After all, if someone owns 10 guns, they have more liability than someone with 1 ! Can you buy a single car insurance if you own 5 cars? Might be 1 policy but the cost is much higher to cover all vehicles.

AND insurance doesn't STOP your right to bear arms - just places responsibility on YOUR actions.

Great idea. Also might prevent stockpiling !
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#589590 - 02/01/13 11:58 PM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: carp]
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Let them buy guns , its their right.

Just tax the bullets to 10 bucks each - make (loading) the gun so freaking expensive.


The problem is that making it expensive to load a gun also means that it's expensive to practice with a firearm too. I think someone with a gun and no idea how to use it is far more dangerous than someone who has taken a safety class and practices regularly. Practice and recertification is a requirement for ALL pilots, maybe something that should be mandated for firearms owners (and car drivers!).
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#589595 - 02/02/13 12:27 AM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: Llewelyn]
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Originally Posted By: carp
Let them buy guns , its their right.

Just tax the bullets to 10 bucks each - make (loading) the gun so freaking expensive.


The problem is that making it expensive to load a gun also means that it's expensive to practice with a firearm too. I think someone with a gun and no idea how to use it is far more dangerous than someone who has taken a safety class and practices regularly. Practice and recertification is a requirement for ALL pilots, maybe something that should be mandated for firearms owners (and car drivers!).


Yeah.. we already debunked the "make bullets expensive" line of reasoning a couple of weeks ago.
That's not a viable answer.
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#589611 - 02/02/13 11:41 AM Re: There are good ideas... [Re: DLC]
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Might be 1 policy but the cost is much higher to cover all vehicles.
Until insurers offer multi-shooter discounts. sick When I took my ex off my car insurance policy following the divorce, my premium went up $30/year because I lost the multi-driver discount. Go figure... confused
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