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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    San Jose considers mandatory insurance and fees for gun owners

    San Jose could become the first city in the U.S. to require gun owners to carry liability insurance. It’s also exploring the introduction of an annual fee for all gun owners. This week, the city voted to explore how the policies might work.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 1, 2021 • 50m Listen

    San Jose could become the first city in the U.S. to require gun owners to carry liability insurance. It’s also exploring the introduction of an annual fee for all gun owners. This week, the city voted to explore how the policies might work. An official vote on these gun regulations could take place in September.

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      Will gun owners in San Jose have to get mandatory insurance and pay annual fees?

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      Supreme Court overturns AZ election laws and CA mandate to report major donations

    2. 9:587 min

      Will gun owners in San Jose have to get mandatory insurance and pay annual fees?

    3. 17:1910 min

      LA Clippers lose to Phoenix Suns in postseason run, Dodgers ranked second

    4. 27:0215 min

      Catholic nuns who ditched the Vatican are the subjects of new documentary ‘Rebel Hearts’

    5. 42:298 min

      Smorgasburg LA reopens on July 4 with more than 60 vendors. Here are ones to check out

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