SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose is on the verge of becoming the first city in the nation to require gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay a fee aimed at reducing gun violence.
More than two years after Mayor Sam Liccardo introduced his proposal for these novel gun control measures, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday night will take a final vote on the controversial regulations.
“Anyone hoping that Congress will act to better protect Americans from the scourge of gun violence will be waiting a very long time,” Liccardo said in an interview. “It’s incumbent on local communities to deploy new approaches to tackle this problem because it’s not getting solved by the current approach.”
