Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 3/21/2013
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7] - 3/21/2013
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 3/21/2013
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-8] - 3/21/2013
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 3/21/2013
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 3/21/2013
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 3/21/2013
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-3] - 3/21/2013
From Thomas:
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON SALE OF FIREARM TO, AND PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY, A PERSON NOT COVERED BY APPROPRIATE LIABILITY INSURANCE.
(a) Prohibitions- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(aa)(1)(A)(i) It shall be unlawful for a person to purchase a firearm unless, at the time of the purchase, the purchaser presents to the seller proof that the purchaser is covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.
`(ii) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell a firearm unless, at the time of the sale, the seller verifies that the purchaser is covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.
`(iii) It shall be unlawful for a person who owns a firearm purchased on or after the effective date of this subsection not to be covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.
`(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the purchase or sale of a firearm for the use of the United States or any department or agency of the United States, or any State or any department, agency, or political subdivision of a State.
`(2) In paragraph (1), the term `qualified liability insurance policy' means, with respect to the purchaser of a firearm, a policy that--
`(A) provides liability insurance covering the purchaser specifically for losses resulting from use of the firearm while it is owned by the purchaser; and
`(B) is issued by an insurer licensed or authorized to provide the coverage by the State insurance regulatory authority for the State in which the purchaser resides.'.
(b) Penalty- Section 924 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(q) Whoever violates section 922(aa) shall be fined not more than $10,000.'.
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 180-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.
Unbelievable.
Thanks for the excerpt from the Thomas site. They’re using the First Settler Syndrome approach, too: grandfathering those who’ve already purchased. It’s worked very effectively, even in majority Republican counties on the Rockies, to get many regulations passed against freedom (planning offices, land use regs., building codes, anti-small-business zoning, etc.). Too many voters enjoy cutting off those aren’t already established.