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WA: 'Murder Insurance' Policies Backed by NRA for Self-Defense Shootings Deemed Illegal in Washington
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Insurance coverage backed by the National Rifle Association that would assist gun owners who later claimed self-defense in a shooting may no longer be sold in Washington state, regulators announced Tuesday.
Dubbed "murder insurance" by some gun control advocacy groups nationally, the policies became available in April 2017 through a website jointly run by the gun rights organization and insurance underwriting firms based in Kansas and Pennsylvania. Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kriedler said in a news release Tuesday he would seek $177,000 in fines from the two companies and declared the plans in violation of state law. |
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acm2468
(1/17/2019)
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The precedent that sets is pretty big. Doctors and lawyers have malpractice insurance, are we going to halt that? What about court appointed attorneys for people charged with crimes and can't afford representation, that would have to go too. |
Comment by:
Stripeseven
(1/17/2019)
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The Federal Constitution is apparently not legal there either. |
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