The idea has been floated for years, and it may seem straightforward enough: if gun owners were required to purchase liability insurance, proponents argue, they would have to follow safe practices to ...

On Jan. 25 this year, San Jose fired a shot heard ‘round the country. By an overwhelming majority, the city council mandated that homeowners and renters in this wealthy California community who own ...

In the Feb. 5-6 paper, Trish Zornio says Colorado should follow San Jose on gun liability insurance. That sounds good if it’s as simple as paying for an insurance policy if my gun causes any damages, ...

In an effort to crack down on gun violence, San Jose gun owners will soon be required to have proof of insurance covering accidents involving their firearms. The new ordinance goes into effect Jan. 1.

BOSTON (AP) — As lawmakers cast around for ways to curb gun-related violence, some are hoping the insurance market might offer incentives. A bill filed Friday in Massachusetts would require gun owners ...

There is a big push now by insurance companies to sell you insurance in case you shoot somebody. Not that far affects it if you look at all the shootings taking place in the news. So have you ...

San Jose’s city council this winter passed an ordinance requiring most of the California city’s gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidental shootings – a first in the nation. It might seem ...

This commentary is by Dr. Turner Osler, a career academic trauma surgeon at the University of Vermont Medical Center turned research epidemiologist. Over a long career as an academic trauma surgeon, I ...

Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Abby Kassal is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation ...