Friday 22 September 2017

Reasons For Having Gun Insurance

By Gregory Snyder


There are a lot of reasons why a person may require to be armed. Some do it for personal security and others for illegal crimes such as bank robbery and terrorist activities. All these are positive and negative reasons for one to possess arms. The below are reasons why gun insurance is important.

Increases disarmament. Many people own illegal guns that are being used to commit different types of crimes. These crimes involve killings and violence. When a liability is imparted on arms ownership, it will lead to few people having them. Not all the people who are armed can afford to insure them hence many would surrender them to the authorities and those who have not yet purchased will be discouraged since there will be a higher cost of purchase. All this will see people become disarmed over time.

Reduce crime level. Among those armed individuals, there are those whose firearms are for committing crimes. Those crimes include robbery, murder, and terrorist activities. They do so mostly because nobody can follow them afterward because their arms are unregistered and unlicensed. This process hence makes sure that all firearms are registered. Those people committing such crimes will stop and become disarmed to avoid law force.

It promotes peace. Peace goes hand in hand with security. Increase in security raises peace levels. With disarmament and reduction in crime levels, people live peacefully with each other. This also contributes to political stability hence promoting growth in the economy. Citizens maintain peaceful relations with each other and do not fear for their lives. Businesses can run all night and day because fear for robbery is less among business owners.

Increases government revenue. This is a way through which firearm owners indirectly pay tax to the government. The taxes increase the revenue for the government. As a result, good infrastructure is developed, and other public amenities are improved leading to the high economy. Economic development impacts directly on the lives of citizens by providing the means in which businesses and other activities can occur fast.

Compensation. An insurance cover is a form of security which covers up individual lives and properties in case of accidents. When the registered or insured gun commit any crime or any accidents, the victims get compensated. Both property damage, injuries or life loss. In case of complete loss too, the owner is also compensated appropriately.

Increase responsibility. Due to this policy, people learn how to become responsible. This law dictates that one is responsible for all the actions of crimes and losses that are committed using their arms. These are additional costs that may be incurred if one does not become responsible enough. Therefore, it forces individuals to be armed at their risks. Everyone who is armed becomes highly responsive to avoid extra costs.

Reduce arms misuse. Misuse of arms mostly leads to these acts that lead to losses. Users become cautious and use them only when necessary. Proper training is done before anyone is allowed to use firearms. This responsible behavior is the one that sees to decrease in the misuse of firearms.




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