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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

California’s San Jose votes to become first in US to require gun owners to pay fees and carry insurance

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San Jose is set to become the first city in the US to require gun owners to pay a fee and carry liability insurance, in a move aimed at helping to reduce gun violence and ease the burden of gun crime on taxpayers in the California city.

The city council approved the two first-in-a-nation measures on Tuesday night, voting 10-1 in favour of passing the insurance provisions and 8-3 in favour of the fees.

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