This is bad policy. If the goal is to truly enact change seek the input of responsible gun owners to come to the table to work on solutions rather than impose unnecessary sanctions on your constituents.
Please vote no on this new ordinance
This ordinance requires that people pay to exercise their right to bear arms. This places a heavy burden on the people trying to exercise their rights. This could be too much for people to afford. This will cause great confusion and make people criminals that already own firearms but don’t stay up to date on firearm news because they aren’t enthusiasts. People will likely have to pay big fines or potentially go to jail for simply being unaware of this law.
This is an attempt to punish law-abiding gun owners for owning a lawful product, by making them pay for the activities of criminals. Taxing lawful ownership and requiring insurance will do nothing to reduce gun violence, which is often committed by repeat criminals who will not be paying the fees or obtaining insurance. It simply increases the cost for law-abiding citizens to exercise a constitutional right.
I am a survivor of the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting. I know the trauma that comes with gun violence, and I am aware of the costs that come with it.
The proposal of an annual gun ownership fee and mandatory liability insurance will be completely ineffective at reducing gun violence. This incentivizes people to acquire unregistered firearms, which is dangerous to the public and the police.
I strongly oppose this ordinance because it doesn't do anything but target law abiding citizens. As a comparison, shouldn't all drivers have to pay a fee then for the damages caused by drunk or impaired drivers? I would like to add that the damages caused by them are far more severe in both fiscal and emotional damages as well. Why should we law abiding citizens be responsible for the actions of criminals who act selfishly and break the laws regardless?
I strongly oppose this ordnance because it does nothing but hurt law abiding citizens. Why should law abiding citizens pay for actions of other who disobey laws all the time. Its like blaming the victim for a hit and run he/she did not cause and paying the criminal a new car and gets away with it. This Ordnance does nothing but encourage criminals to commit more crimes while the law abiding citizens pays for it dearly.
I strongly oppose this, your incompetence will not prevent criminals from already breaking the laws. Taxing law abiding citizens for your own profit is what the British have done in the 18th century.
Your inability to see how anti American your actions are will be your demise. No wonder your own POA and officers dislike you, because your actions create more work for them.
I strongly oppose this ordinance. These laws will do absolutely nothing to prevent crime and nothing to stop gun violence. These laws will achieve nothing but punish law abiding citizens. Why are we taxing gun owners on a constitutionally given right? Our political leaders are continually breaking their oath of office and infringing the rights of the people. This is ridiculous
This is an undue burden on our 2nd amendment rights. Law abiding citizens should not be charged for the acts of criminals. As someone who works in EMS, I see the devastation of all types of violence every day. But you know who perpetrates most of it.. CRIMINALS. People who will NOT be paying these fees. People who DON'T have their arms registered. Oh yeah let's not forget the people this local government keep letting out of prison due to woke progressive idealogy.
I strongly oppose the city’s proposal of this ordinance of firearms insurance. Adding “fees” upon a constitutional right is unjust and abusive. Not only does it cause a burden to exercise these founding American rights, but allows the doors to be open to add “fees” to other rights. Fees to exercise the freedom of speech; insurance fees for defamations, hate speeches, etc. CA has already taken the liberty to leap frog off TX’s abortion ban and applied that to the firearms industry. Thank you.
I oppose this unconstitutional act! Our founding fathers gave us these rights for a reason and you can’t take them away. As government you should focus on keeping guns out of criminal hands instead of taxing law abiding citizens.
I am a San Jose resident and I oppose this ordinance. It's already illegal to use weapons to assault or kill others. Enforce the current laws and punish the criminals, not law abiding citizens.
The Obama CDC found that guns are used to save lives up to 3 million times a year. Why do you want people to die without a means to protect themselves?
This is an infringement on the rights of law abiding citizens to protect themselves. It will disproportionally affect low income communities and law abiding citizens who need firearms to protect themselves because they are underserved by law enforcement. This is political stunt by Sam Licardo to further his political career and virtue signal at the cost of the safety of the citizens of San Jose.
Oppose - please vote against this unconstitutional bill.
This is bad policy. If the goal is to truly enact change seek the input of responsible gun owners to come to the table to work on solutions rather than impose unnecessary sanctions on your constituents.
Please vote no on this new ordinance
This ordinance requires that people pay to exercise their right to bear arms. This places a heavy burden on the people trying to exercise their rights. This could be too much for people to afford. This will cause great confusion and make people criminals that already own firearms but don’t stay up to date on firearm news because they aren’t enthusiasts. People will likely have to pay big fines or potentially go to jail for simply being unaware of this law.
This is an attempt to punish law-abiding gun owners for owning a lawful product, by making them pay for the activities of criminals. Taxing lawful ownership and requiring insurance will do nothing to reduce gun violence, which is often committed by repeat criminals who will not be paying the fees or obtaining insurance. It simply increases the cost for law-abiding citizens to exercise a constitutional right.
I am a survivor of the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting. I know the trauma that comes with gun violence, and I am aware of the costs that come with it.
The proposal of an annual gun ownership fee and mandatory liability insurance will be completely ineffective at reducing gun violence. This incentivizes people to acquire unregistered firearms, which is dangerous to the public and the police.
I strongly oppose this ordinance because it doesn't do anything but target law abiding citizens. As a comparison, shouldn't all drivers have to pay a fee then for the damages caused by drunk or impaired drivers? I would like to add that the damages caused by them are far more severe in both fiscal and emotional damages as well. Why should we law abiding citizens be responsible for the actions of criminals who act selfishly and break the laws regardless?
Please explain how the criminal using a firearm not under his name shooting up a location will be dissuaded by money coming out of my pocket
I strongly oppose this ordnance because it does nothing but hurt law abiding citizens. Why should law abiding citizens pay for actions of other who disobey laws all the time. Its like blaming the victim for a hit and run he/she did not cause and paying the criminal a new car and gets away with it. This Ordnance does nothing but encourage criminals to commit more crimes while the law abiding citizens pays for it dearly.
Good evening, I ask that you please vote against this unconstitutional bill.
I strongly oppose this, your incompetence will not prevent criminals from already breaking the laws. Taxing law abiding citizens for your own profit is what the British have done in the 18th century.
Your inability to see how anti American your actions are will be your demise. No wonder your own POA and officers dislike you, because your actions create more work for them.
I strongly oppose this ordinance. These laws will do absolutely nothing to prevent crime and nothing to stop gun violence. These laws will achieve nothing but punish law abiding citizens. Why are we taxing gun owners on a constitutionally given right? Our political leaders are continually breaking their oath of office and infringing the rights of the people. This is ridiculous
This is an undue burden on our 2nd amendment rights. Law abiding citizens should not be charged for the acts of criminals. As someone who works in EMS, I see the devastation of all types of violence every day. But you know who perpetrates most of it.. CRIMINALS. People who will NOT be paying these fees. People who DON'T have their arms registered. Oh yeah let's not forget the people this local government keep letting out of prison due to woke progressive idealogy.
I strongly oppose the city’s proposal of this ordinance of firearms insurance. Adding “fees” upon a constitutional right is unjust and abusive. Not only does it cause a burden to exercise these founding American rights, but allows the doors to be open to add “fees” to other rights. Fees to exercise the freedom of speech; insurance fees for defamations, hate speeches, etc. CA has already taken the liberty to leap frog off TX’s abortion ban and applied that to the firearms industry. Thank you.
I oppose this unconstitutional act! Our founding fathers gave us these rights for a reason and you can’t take them away. As government you should focus on keeping guns out of criminal hands instead of taxing law abiding citizens.
To the idiot that drafted this ordinance...are you working for the criminals??? Why are you punishing law abiding citizens???
This is another infringement and a money grab from San Jose.
Tell us how you will get criminals to comply with this ordinance?
Make all the supporters of this made public so they can be listed as Anti-American
I am a San Jose resident and I oppose this ordinance. It's already illegal to use weapons to assault or kill others. Enforce the current laws and punish the criminals, not law abiding citizens.
The Obama CDC found that guns are used to save lives up to 3 million times a year. Why do you want people to die without a means to protect themselves?
This is an infringement on the rights of law abiding citizens to protect themselves. It will disproportionally affect low income communities and law abiding citizens who need firearms to protect themselves because they are underserved by law enforcement. This is political stunt by Sam Licardo to further his political career and virtue signal at the cost of the safety of the citizens of San Jose.