Leaving the decision as to who can own a firearm to insurance underwriters who aren't trained in mental health and never actually interact with the insurance applicant would, in my opinion, be entirely ineffective at keeping firearms out of the "wrong hands." It would also be a recipe for highly inconsistent decisions on who could be insured. Insurance is highly regulated, and arbitrary decisions in issuing policies would simply get the insurers sued. It's also unlikely that the requirement would be constitutional "as applied."honorentheos wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 6:59 pmYou've brought this up before, but I'm talking about a new type of insurance for liability that is specific to damages caused in criminal or negligent acts. That they are excluded is exactly why liability insurance - a new kind of insurance - is the topic, not existing damage coverage.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 6:21 pmAs intentional acts and injuries, as well as criminal acts, are almost universally excluded from coverage, purchasing a firearm to carry out an intentional mass murder presents no risk for the insurer. In fact, in many states, it would be against public policy to insure intentional shootings.
I don't think that spree killers who intend to die as part of the spree are likely to be affected by insurance requirements.
If an insurance company issues a liability policy to someone who then uses the firearm in a crime, even if they are killed, then this NEW kind of policy would leave the insurers liable for the damages caused by the crime committed. Suddenly high risk individuals and red flag activities like a teen with a presence on 4chan buying an assault rifle and almost 1,000 rounds of ammo become uninsurable. With a law in place that requires proof of insurance before a purchase can take place, the Buffalo shooter wouldn't be likely to have been able to legally buy that firearm. Companies willing to issue policies to high risk buyers would eventually run out of money and the market would stabilize around a reasonable, depoliticized assessment of the risk of firearm ownership. Uninsured weapons used at all would be subject to confiscation and removal from the ecosystem. I think it isn't a silver bullet but over time it would have a very positive effect on reducing gun violence.
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Essentially the premise is that new laws and new types of liability insurance would need to be put in place.
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Sorry that the perfect is in the way of the better here, but that's how your post reads to me.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:08 pmLeaving the decision as to who can own a firearm to insurance underwriters who aren't trained in mental health and never actually interact with the insurance applicant would, in my opinion, be entirely ineffective at keeping firearms out of the "wrong hands." It would also be a recipe for highly inconsistent decisions on who could be insured. Insurance is highly regulated, and arbitrary decisions in issuing policies would simply get the insurers sued. It's also unlikely that the requirement would be constitutional "as applied."honorentheos wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 6:59 pm
You've brought this up before, but I'm talking about a new type of insurance for liability that is specific to damages caused in criminal or negligent acts. That they are excluded is exactly why liability insurance - a new kind of insurance - is the topic, not existing damage coverage.
If an insurance company issues a liability policy to someone who then uses the firearm in a crime, even if they are killed, then this NEW kind of policy would leave the insurers liable for the damages caused by the crime committed. Suddenly high risk individuals and red flag activities like a teen with a presence on 4chan buying an assault rifle and almost 1,000 rounds of ammo become uninsurable. With a law in place that requires proof of insurance before a purchase can take place, the Buffalo shooter wouldn't be likely to have been able to legally buy that firearm. Companies willing to issue policies to high risk buyers would eventually run out of money and the market would stabilize around a reasonable, depoliticized assessment of the risk of firearm ownership. Uninsured weapons used at all would be subject to confiscation and removal from the ecosystem. I think it isn't a silver bullet but over time it would have a very positive effect on reducing gun violence.
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No. Insurance is regulated by the states, so the risk would be shared by firearm owners in Illinois. I suppose a federal program could have a national pool.Binger wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:07 pmApplied practically, all gun owners would share the liability of what happens tonight in Chicago. If Jersey Girl wants to keep a firearm on her property, she must pay for insurance and the proceeds of that insurance would be used to cover the expenses/benefits related to the 23 shooting victims in Chicago, per day.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:03 pm
Yes. To use the insurance as an effective cost shifting device would require legislation making gun manufactures and sellers absolutely liable for firearm damage and injuries, on the theory that firearms are an inherently dangerous product that cannot be made safe by changing design of the product or through warnings. Then, the manufactures and sellers would be required to purchase insurance that covers their liability. That avoids the problem of insuring intentionally injurious conduct. To be effective, the insurance would also have to be required to pay before any other potentially applicable liability insurance, such as personal liability policies of the gun owner or user.
The intent would not be to stop people who exhibit "red flags" from buying firearms. It would be to shift the cost of the harm caused by firearms onto those who choose to own and use them. U.S. citizens have a right to own firearms, but that doesn't entail firearms owners making me pay for the cost.
Am I understanding this correctly?
But this is exactly how insurance works. The risk is spread among everyone who owns a policy. My insurance premium pays for fires in homes everywhere in my state even though I've never had a fire.
As things stand now, the cost of firearm ownership is subsidized by the 2/3 or so of Americans who do not choose to own firearms. Why should I pay for that?
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I don't see what you propose as "better." Under your system, the insured shooter is relieved of the financial consequences of his careless or intentional harm -- his insurance company pays for the harm. That's the fundamental problem with insuring the gun owner or user. If we want to use insurance as a tool to accomplish some goal, we should do it in a way that doesn't work against the stated purpose.honorentheos wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:09 pmSorry that the perfect is in the way of the better here, but that's how your post reads to me.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:08 pm
Leaving the decision as to who can own a firearm to insurance underwriters who aren't trained in mental health and never actually interact with the insurance applicant would, in my opinion, be entirely ineffective at keeping firearms out of the "wrong hands." It would also be a recipe for highly inconsistent decisions on who could be insured. Insurance is highly regulated, and arbitrary decisions in issuing policies would simply get the insurers sued. It's also unlikely that the requirement would be constitutional "as applied."
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I do not choose to pay college football coaches at state schools more than minimum wage. (This is not a UR4 violation).
How are you subsidizing the cost of firearm ownership? Do you feel like you are subsidizing the cost of ownership of the Mariners and Seahawks that are not owned by about 100 percent of citizens of Washington?
My view on this - the cost of ownership should be paid by the owners of the item, including electric cars and including guns. In order to supplement your cost in your neighbor's possessions, we need to know what is your cost. Do you disagree?
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It depends. Sometimes cost spreading makes sense and sometime it doesn't. It's not a black and white situation. In this case, firearm ownership imposes costs, often on non-owners of firearms, in the form of death, injury, and trauma. I pay for treatment of that harm through my medical insurance, taxes for medicaid, tax dollars for law enforcement, etc. The market misallocates resources when significant externalities are involved, and ownership of firearms in the U.S. causes significant externalities. To efficiently allocate resources, the harm done by firearms should be priced into the cost of the product. It's a classic market failure scenario. Just like mandatory auto insurance exists to compensate those harmed by automobiles, firearm insurance would compensate those who are killed, maimed and injured by firearms. It would take those costs and shift them into the cost of firearms, which is where they should be if the market is to work efficiently. To put it brutally, the ownership of firearms in the U.S. is being subsidized by the mangled and broken bodies of children in that Texas school.Binger wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 7:20 pmI do not choose to pay college football coaches at state schools more than minimum wage. (This is not a UR4 violation).
How are you subsidizing the cost of firearm ownership? Do you feel like you are subsidizing the cost of ownership of the Mariners and Seahawks that are not owned by about 100 percent of citizens of Washington?
My view on this - the cost of ownership should be paid by the owners of the item, including electric cars and including guns. In order to supplement your cost in your neighbor's possessions, we need to know what is your cost. Do you disagree?
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