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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:36 PM Jan 2013

Guns like vehicles

*Handguns and rifles registered and insured.
*Buyers to receive a thorough background check and licensed for proof of proficiency.
*Sales involve proof of insurance and title transfer just like a vehicle.

Why not?

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Guns like vehicles (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2013 OP

Insurance could drive down E-room costs. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #1

and Sandy Hook families would be compensated SHRED Jan 2013 #2

yes. ... Deep13 Jan 2013 #3

Perfectly reasonable. tosh Jan 2013 #4

I don't want to go through a background check to buy a car. kudzu22 Jan 2013 #5

Do we really need another thread on gun insurance? ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #6

That's a novel idea .... oldhippie Jan 2013 #7

The practical difference is that cars are big and usually in public Recursion Jan 2013 #8

Deep13

(39,154 posts)

1. Insurance could drive down E-room costs. nt

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:39 PM

Jan 2013

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. and Sandy Hook families would be compensated

Reply to Deep13 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:40 PM

Jan 2013

Deep13

(39,154 posts)

3. yes. ...

Reply to SHRED (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:01 AM

Jan 2013

There could be insurance discounts for gun safes, a lack of children, a record of no accidents for a long time (that ought to be the norm).

tosh

(4,423 posts)

4. Perfectly reasonable.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:03 AM

Jan 2013

Yeah, why not?

kudzu22

(1,273 posts)

5. I don't want to go through a background check to buy a car.

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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:08 AM

Jan 2013

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

6. Do we really need another thread on gun insurance?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:10 AM

Jan 2013

oldhippie

(3,249 posts)

7. That's a novel idea ....

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:14 AM

Jan 2013

Don't think I've ever heard that suggested before.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

8. The practical difference is that cars are big and usually in public

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 01:10 AM

Jan 2013

While guns are small and usually in the home.

If I have a car without a license plate out, a cop will see it and pull me over because I'm probably up to no good.

If I have an unregistered gun out, I'm also up to no good, but it's probably in my pocket and nobody sees it until I do my no good. Imagine if cops could only pull over drivers after a wreck.

I like the licensing idea because it makes background checks easier, but the privacy of the home does away with a lot of the benefits the regime brings for cars.

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