San Jose Gun Insurance Requirement Survives Pro-Gun Challenge (1)

The City of San Jose, Calif., convinced a federal court to dismiss a challenge to its ordinance requiring local gun owners maintain gun liability insurance and pay a mandatory annual fee to a designated gun harm reduction nonprofit.

The US District Court for the Northern District of California granted the city’s motion to dismiss Thursday, but allowed the National Association for Gun Rights Inc. and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to file an amended, consolidated complaint repleading some of their claims, but not those challenging the insurance provision.

San Jose demonstrated that its insurance requirement is “consistent with the Nation’s ...