San Jose is first U.S. city to require gun owners to compensate taxpayers for gun violence

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San Jose became the first city in the nation to require gun owners to compensate taxpayers for firearm violence on Tuesday, an effort to address soaring shooting deaths, including last month’s massacre at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday night that is certain to be challenged by advocates for gun rights, the San Jose City Council passed ordinances to require every gun owner to buy liability insurance coverage for their firearms. Gun owners would also be required to pay a fee to compensate taxpayers for the emergency medical and police responses to gun-related injuries and deaths.

San Jose plans to be first U.S. city requiring firearms owners to pay back taxpayers for gun violence

The San Jose City Council voted to draft an ordinance that would order city gun owners to...

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[Deplorable Me]

Will there a permit required for drive by shootings?

 

[Deplorable Me]

How about a dick tax for sexual assault? The bigger your pecker the higher the tax.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Maybe a tax on matches and gasoline for arsonist.

 

[Phauxtoe]

Democrat voters owe so much money to the state and country!!
They need to pay for the political Malfeasance

 

[GOYABEAN]

 

[Lurch]

 

[Dr. Evil]

Thank goodness I bought non-violent firearms.

 

[Cooolone]

Are they going to tax marijuana users for all the other illegal drug use and imports and more?

This doesn't stand scrutiny as written anyways... And how are they going to enforce the taxation? Deny the rightful exercise of a constitutional right? How about charge all whites to vote and all others vote for free! Or hey, charge to vote 2x, 3x, etc... Those that can pay, can vote as much as their pocket can afford!

What a bunch of morons!

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

If San Jose would tax stupidity they'd solve all their financial problems.......yet the stupid would remain.

 

[dsdmmat]

Poll tax anyone? Requiring insurance to exercise a right is a tad bit unconstitutional I do believe.

 

[SonOfSun]

Poll tax anyone? Requiring insurance to exercise a right is a tad bit unconstitutional I do believe.

Guess that explains why background checks at your FFL are free.. Oh wait..

They put fees in front of rights, they shouldn't be able to but they do.

 

[thegatman]

Sounds like a great place for a mass exodus.

 

[dsdmmat]

Guess that explains why background checks at your FFL are free.. Oh wait..

They put fees in front of rights, they shouldn't be able to but they do.

Doesn’t make them any less unconstitutional

 

[SonOfSun]

Doesn’t make them any less unconstitutional

100% agree. More just saying it happens, I don't agree with it.

 

[jimc]

Maybe they should just sue the people who are convicted of the crimes.

 

[fresch]

Maybe they should just sue the people who are convicted of the crimes.

And use their wick, welfare, etc, to pay back the tax, wait that would be like taking tarp money to pay back tarp money and saying you paid your loan off!

 

[jimc]

When they find out how many people are killed with hammers every year, am I going to have to get hammer insurance for all my hammers, or will one policy cover them all?

 

[repete]

Guess that explains why background checks at your FFL are free.. Oh wait..

They put fees in front of rights, they shouldn't be able to but they do.

I've never been charged for a BGC.

 

[Grimscale]

I've never been charged for a BGC.

Care to explain how you managed that?
Every time I have transferred a firearm I've had to pay a fee for the BGC.

 

[redtail]

I believe the fee is for the FFL. The nics check doesn’t actually cost anything, save the FFL’s license fees.

 

[Deplorable Me]

So when can we start suing politicians for lies and non performance. Not the government, the politicians, the individuals, personal liability.

 

[libertysnake]

How about a dick tax for sexual assault? The bigger your pecker the higher the tax.

This explains so much of why the rich don't pay their fair share.

 

[Celt]

Ripe for a lawsuit. The leftnis theowing shit atvthe wall to see what sticks while trying to "outspend" gun rights groups to bankrupt them. Without gun rights groups to pay for lawsuits citizens dont stand a chance against the anti gun billionaires. Thats why i just gave more to FPC.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Ripe for a lawsuit. The leftnis theowing shit atvthe wall to see what sticks while trying to "outspend" gun rights groups to bankrupt them. Without gun rights groups to pay for lawsuits citizens dont stand a chance against the anti gun billionaires. Thats why i just gave more to FPC.

In the case of stupid lawsuits the loser should have to pick up the tab. Lefty government has deep pockets and keeps heaping on piles of shit to the actual citizens of this country. People could be spending that hard earned money on ammo and guns.

 

[fresch]

Deep pockets = tax dollars

 

[PutnamCharlie]