AN ACT REQUIRING GUN OWNERS TO CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5452*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1089

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING GUN OWNERS TO CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require any person seeking to purchase a firearm or ammunition to acquire an insurance policy and present the proof of policy insurance to a firearm dealer, including a licensed gun dealer at a gun show, and to further require any person who currently owns a firearm to obtain such an insurance policy for such firearm.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure adequate financial resources to compensate victims of gun violence.