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Maryland bill would force gun owners to get $300K liability insurance to wear or carry
(foxbaltimore.com)
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If the statistics show what gun fanatics claim, that guns keep people safer, then our capitalist market will compete down to a very low price because it won't be expensive for the insurers. Econ 101.
It keeps the rich safer from the working class to rebel against them. This bill only makes more of a gap and gives more power to the rich, over the poor.
I think your position would have more bite if it was based solely on ownership, but it's about carry. If it gets to the point of rich people and poor people shooting at each other in the streets, it won't matter much what the law is on this and people will be bringing their guns out.
When black panters were around, they would just carry the weapons, to show that if some white nationalist attack, they will not just sit there. Now whenever cops see someone marching with a gun, to protect the union strike or whatever, they can just arrest them, without any shooting even occurring. While anyone backed by the rich, will be able to pass by police with AR 15 with no problem. Just imagine two groups that started as a peacful protest being face to face, while one group is heavily armed and other is not.
If the issue is that the police are going to favor the rich, it matters not what the law is, as that same example you just gave could be true regardless of this insurance law.
This bill is making it legal to favor the rich. They can stop everyone and ask for papers, but those who represent the interest of the capitalist class will be able to have them, while the working class won't.
I get that it favors the rich because it costs money. The original claim is that this is some protection of the rich, which I disagree with, because it only applies to carry. And, no, they won't be able to just stop anyone, the 4th amendment still would exist.
"they won't be able to just stop anyone, the 4th amendment still would exist."
Oh my sweet summer child...
Off the top of my head: -DWB (driving while black) -Stop and frisk -"I thought I saw drugs" probable cause abuses -probably 10 others that I missing
So, again, if the laws don't matter and the police will do whatevee they want, then this law doesn't matter. You can't have your cake and eat it too.