San Jose, California’s City Council on Tuesday passed a first-in-the-nation ordinance requiring gun owners to obtain liability insurance and pay an annual fee for their firearms, immediately drawing lawsuits from gun rights groups.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, a Democrat, said the City Council had voted in favor of both measures despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their constitutionally protected right to own firearms. The ordinance still needs to be approved at a final reading next month before it can take effect in the city of about 1 million in August.
