Maryland House Democrats introduced a controversial gun safety bill requiring gun owners to forfeit their ability to wear or carry without firearm liability insurance.

Introduced by Del. Terri Hill, D-Howard County, the legislation would prohibit the “wear or carry” of a gun anywhere in the state unless the individual has obtained a liability insurance policy of at least $300,000.

"A person may not wear or carry a firearm unless the person has obtained and it covered by liability insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the State under the Insurance Article to cover claims for property damage, bodily injury, or death arising from an accident resulting from the person’s use or storage of a firearm or up to $300,000 for damages arising from the same incident, in addition to interest and costs,” the proposed Maryland legislation reads.

  • @[email protected]
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    711 months ago

    Life insurance in the US will also generally pay out in the case of suicide, as long as you wait at least one year after the purchase of a policy to kill yourself.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      The industry standard is two years. In Brazil, where I work in, is an obligation imposed by our regulator.

    • @SinningStromgald
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      311 months ago

      Huh, news to me. But it has been a decade plus since licensing when I went over life insurance so it’s entirely possible I forgot or policies changed since then. Thanks for letting me know.