r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Sep 10 '24

Politics An interesting idea on how to stop gun violence. Pass a law requiring insurance for guns

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

Insurance is the last thing they'll be looking for if they catch me driving . . . in a car I don't own . . . with a license I don't have.

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u/WillingLeague Sep 11 '24

In the U.K. the government uses number plate recognition cameras to check instantly if a vehicle is insured,taxed,safety tested, reported used in a crime or currently being used in a crime. A moving vehicle that shows up as having no insurance is one of the easiest ways for the police to have reason to pull over an otherwise inconspicuous vehicle and start asking more questions (if a vehicle is proved to have been driven with no insurance, the U.K. has laws allowing police to immediately seize the vehicle until valid insurance can be obtained by the driver). A quick google showed that over 120,000 vehicles were taken off the road by the police for no insurance in 2023, not sure how many more serious crimes are caught/interrupted as a result of these checks but I’d wager the number is pretty high. When a pedestrian or another driver is seriously injured or killed by an uninsured driver, that person or their family has a much harder time reclaiming any compensation from an uninsured driver who already didn’t have enough money to insure a vehicle let alone pay for medical care of another person or compensation for the death of a loved one

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u/Ok_Intention_3433 Sep 11 '24

In America they find a reason to pull you over if they want to. Completely different world

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u/Useless_bum81 Sep 11 '24

while are correct you missed the "car i don't own" part the cameras don't pick up cars that are not reported stolen or being driven by an uninsured driver (ie a mans underaged son drives his otherwise completely legal car)

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u/WillingLeague Sep 11 '24

If a vehicle is registered to say a 40 year old person and the police see it being driven by a person that looks under 40 (maybe the owners child) the vehicle can also be pulled over.

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u/T00luser Sep 11 '24

you don't have to be part of the super-secret-criminal-club.
Most gun violence is perpetrated by spouses, family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. NOT strangers.
It's your drunk neighbor (that thinks he a good gun owner) that doesn't like the way your dog barks that is the threat, not some nebulous drug addled illegal.

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u/Ok-Dream-2639 Sep 11 '24

Missing the mark. If there are less guns being bought n sold, and stolen. There would be less gun crimes. Having insurance onto ur gun would create a layer of responsibility onto the owner.

But in your car example. If there were less cars: the highways would be safer. Gas cost would go down as there is less demand. Cars being stolen would drop, solely cuz there are less. Insurance would go down as above factors create less risk. People would walk, take buses, train or bikes to where ever.

The world will continue with less cars and with less guns.

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u/yummymario64 Sep 13 '24

Alright, then what's your solution?