Maryland House Democrats introduced a controversial gun safety bill requiring gun owners to forfeit their ability to wear or carry without firearm liability insurance.
Introduced by Del. Terri Hill, D-Howard County, the legislation would prohibit the “wear or carry” of a gun anywhere in the state unless the individual has obtained a liability insurance policy of at least $300,000.
"A person may not wear or carry a firearm unless the person has obtained and it covered by liability insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the State under the Insurance Article to cover claims for property damage, bodily injury, or death arising from an accident resulting from the person’s use or storage of a firearm or up to $300,000 for damages arising from the same incident, in addition to interest and costs,” the proposed Maryland legislation reads.
The current interpretation of the 2nd only dates back to the 20th century. It was not interpreted at all the same way in the 18th and 19 centuries and in fact, in contrast to today, was scarcely even thought about. It just wasn’t really an issue in anything like the way it is now and it was entirely uncontroversial that municipalities could outlaw the carrying of firearms within city limits. It was actually pretty common in frontier towns especially.