Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Senate OKs Bill to Allow More Armed Teachers
Feb 14 2020 // School teachers in Oklahoma with a gun license would be able to carry firearms into their classrooms with district approval under a bill approved in the state Senate. The bill, approved on a 37-7 vote mostly along party...
Firearm Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Fatal Mass Shootings
Feb 13 2020 // Firearm purchaser licensing laws that require an in-person application or fingerprinting are associated with an estimated 56 percent fewer fatal mass shootings in states that have them, according to a new study by...
New York Regulator Alleges NRA Violated State Insurance Laws
Feb 6 2020 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it has served a statement of charges against the National Rifle Association (NRA). The Department alleges that the NRA, which does not have a license to...
Montana Man Injured in Shooting Files Lawsuit
Jan 31 2020 // A Montana man wounded in an officer-involved shooting has filed a lawsuit against the Yellowstone County sheriff’s department. Travis Tolan of Lockwood is alleging negligence, assault and battery and a broader claim...
Father Sues Police in Oregon for Using Stun Gun on 14-Year-Old
Jan 24 2020 // A father is suing Redmond, Ore. police because he says they used excessive force when they used a Taser stun gun on his 14-year-old son nearly two years ago. Michael Francisco filed the civil rights lawsuit last week in...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 East Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood. The flood,...
Police Say City Employee Targeted Co-Worker in Deadly North Carolina Shooting
Dec 24 2019 // A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of “workplace violence” by one city employee who targeted a co-worker he’d disliked for a long time, police said...
Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Families’ Liability Lawsuit Against Gunmaker
Nov 12 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the gun industry, refusing to block a lawsuit against Remington Arms Co. by family members of nine people killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The lawsuit blames...
Some States Jumping the Gun on Predictive Modeling Review
Oct 27 2019 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has started the process to produce a review guide for predictive models that could guide how state insurance departments oversee insurers use of so-called “big...
Washington Fines Gun Insurance Company $100K for Illegal Policy Plans
Oct 25 2019 // The Washington insurance commissioner has fined a company $100,000 and barred it from selling insurance policies in the state after promising gun owners insured criminal activity. The Seattle Times reported that United...
Vaping, Guns, Marijuana on Tap for Maine Legislative Session
Oct 11 2019 // The Maine Legislature might consider restrictions on vaping, stricter gun controls and new marijuana laws in the coming legislative session. Legislators in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate are hoping to propose...
Parents of Connecticut Teen Gun Accident Victim Settle Lawsuit for $1M
Oct 2 2019 // The parents of a 15-year-old Connecticut boy who accidentally shot and killed himself at a friend’s house have settled their lawsuit against the gun owner for $1 million. The Hartford Courant reported Monday that...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety
Sep 19 2019 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 83, directing the New Jersey Department of Treasury, the Division of Purchase and Property, and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to promote...
North Carolina Police Report Rise in Gun Thefts from Cars
Sep 11 2019 // A North Carolina police department says it’s concerned about a sharp increase in the number of firearms stolen from vehicles. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department told a news conference last week that...
Lockton Affinity to Pay $1M for Administering Carry Guard Insurance in New Jersey
Sep 6 2019 // Lockton Affinity LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million fine as part of a consent order with The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program in...
Mayor of Major California City Wants Gun Owners to Get Liability Insurance
Aug 14 2019 // The mayor of San Jose has proposed requiring gun owners in the nation’s 10th largest city to carry liability insurance to cover taxpayer costs associated with firearm violence. The Mercury News reported that, if...
Gun Maker Appeals to Supreme Court Over Liability for Sandy Hook
Aug 2 2019 // The maker of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 mass shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, school asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a court ruling that allowed families of the victims to sue the...
Sage Program Underwriters Offers Workers’ Comp for Shooting Sports Industry
Jul 23 2019 // Sage Program Underwriters has launched a new national workers’ compensation program for the shooting sports industry. The exclusive program targets all aspects of the industry including: Indoor & outdoor...
Study Links Stricter Gun Laws to Lower Risk of Kids’ Deaths by Firearms
Jul 16 2019 // Children living in states with strict firearm laws are less likely to die from gun violence than those in states with more lax restrictions, according to a study in Pediatrics published Monday. The more rigorous the rules,...
Las Vegas Shooting Victim’s Parents Sue Gunmakers Over Guns Altered by Bump-Stocks
Jul 8 2019 // The parents of one of the 58 people slain in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting sued the makers and sellers of the assault-style rifles used in the attack, saying they knew the weapons could be jury-rigged to work similarly to...
