Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As Gun Sales Soar, Insurance Sales Follow Suit
Apr 11 2013 // Proposed federal and state gun legislation is having an unintended effect on growth in the gun insurance market across the country. Experts in this segment say new policy submissions dealing with all aspects of guns,...
Interest in Personal Gun Liability Insurance Protection Increasing
Apr 11 2013 // Interest in personal liability insurance for firearms owners has expanded with the media focus on gun-centric events and the public discussion of liability issues. While coverage is available through gun owner associations...
Gun Liability Insurance Bills Aren’t the Answer, Says Insurance Industry
Apr 10 2013 // Congress appears ready to take up gun control legislation for the first time in years, with proposals under consideration focusing on background checks, straw purchases and money for school safety. If the debate stays on...
N.Y. Congresswoman Receives Death Threats Over Gun Liability Insurance Bill
Apr 4 2013 // A New York congresswoman who recently proposed federal legislation that would require gun owners to buy liability insurance said she has been receiving death threats over her proposal. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., issued...
Oklahoma Teacher-Gun Bill Derailed
Apr 3 2013 // A bill that would have allowed public school districts across Oklahoma to decide whether to let teachers be armed in classrooms won’t be granted a hearing in the Senate and likely is dormant this session, the...
Georgia City Votes on Making Gun Ownership Mandatory
Apr 2 2013 // A north Georgia city is voting on an ordinance that would make gun ownership mandatory. City council members in Nelson were set to vote on the Family Protection Ordinance at their meeting Monday evening. The city of about...
West Virginia Unlikely to Remove Local Guns Laws: Senate President
Mar 28 2013 // West Virginia Senate President Jeffrey Kessler says a bill that would eliminate municipal gun restrictions in four cities is unlikely to proceed. The bill passed the House with overwhelming support and recent rallies have...
Connecticut’s Gun Liability Insurance Bill Withdrawn After Hearing
Mar 26 2013 // Connecticut’s recently proposed bill that would require firearm owners to maintain excess personal liability insurance and self defense insurance was withdrawn last week following a two-hour hearing held earlier...
Illinois Lawmakers Reject Firearm Liability Insurance Bill
Mar 21 2013 // The Illinois House has rejected a measure that would require $1 million in liability insurance for people carrying concealed weapons. Lawmakers voted 34-74 against Rep. Kenneth Dunkin’s plan. It was among seven...
Mississippi House Revives Guns in School Proposal
Mar 14 2013 // Members of the Mississippi House want to steer the school safety debate back toward letting school districts arm teachers and employees. The House voted 70-46 Tuesday to amend Senate Bill 2659 to allow school districts to...
Arkansas Gun Maker Limits Law Enforcement Sales as Protest
Mar 11 2013 // Wilson Combat, an Arkansas-based maker of custom firearms, is joining other small manufacturers across the county in adopting no sale policies to law-enforcement agencies in states that adopt strict laws on gun...
States with More Gun Laws Show Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities: Study
Mar 7 2013 // Having a higher number of firearm laws in a state may be associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities from suicides and homicides, according to a study of all 50 states published by JAMA Internal Medicine. More than...
Georgia City Looks to Make Gun Ownership Mandatory
Mar 7 2013 // A north Georgia city is considering passing an ordinance to make gun ownership mandatory. Leaders of Nelson, a city of just over 1,300 about 50 miles north of downtown Atlanta, said with one police officer on patrol eight...
Arkansas House Panel Rejects School Employee Gun Bill
Mar 4 2013 // An Arkansas House panel rejected a proposal that would have allowed some school employees to carry guns in schools after completing an active shooter training course. The House Education Committee voted against the measure...
Colorado Lawmaker Wants Assault Weapons Liability for Sellers and Owners
Feb 28 2013 // Sellers and owners of assault weapons could be liable for damages caused by shootings in Colorado, another response from Democrats to recent mass shootings that has made gun-control one of the biggest issues of this...
Guns on Campus Bills Moving Through Oklahoma Legislature
Feb 12 2013 // While a special school safety commission formed after the massacre of schoolchildren in Connecticut continues its work, Oklahoma legislators are pushing ahead with their own proposals to allow for armed teachers and more...
California Bill Would Force Gun Owners to Buy Insurance
Feb 7 2013 // Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require California gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover damages or injuries caused by their weapons. Similar bills have been introduced in other states...
Legislation Would Eliminate a Gun-Related Felony in Oklahoma
Jan 31 2013 // Legislation filed by an Oklahoma state lawmaker would eliminate a felony for law-abiding gun owners. Rep. Paul Wesselhöft has introduced House Bill 1558, which would allow licensed gun owners to board a bus with their...
Rural School Officials: Give Texas Teachers Guns
Jan 30 2013 // Superintendents of three small rural school districts that allow some teachers to carry guns told Texas lawmakers on Jan. 28 that the practice provides a critical measure of safety for students in the event of a campus...
Gun Sales Surge Leaves Texas Law Agencies Short
Jan 28 2013 // Police chiefs in Central Texas say they’re having trouble arming their officers due to shortages of assault rifles and ammunition. One police department has instructed its officers to try cutting back on ammunition...
