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California bill would make gunowners buy liability insurance

FILE - San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo stops to view a makeshift memorial for the rail yard shooting victims in front of City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on May 27, 2021. State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced legislation, Thursday, June 16, 2022, that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance for negligent or accidental use of the firearms. Skinner said that she wants to follow the example of the Silicon Valley city of San Jose, which this year became the first U.S. city with such a requirement. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

FILE - In this June 27, 2017, file photo, a semi-automatic hand gun is displayed with a 10 shot magazine, left, and a 15 shot magazine, right, at a gun store in Elk Grove, Calif. California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms, if lawmakers approve a measure announced Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California bill would make gunowners buy liability insurance