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    3 days ago

    Oh, insurance would probably help in this case. It would depend on the specifics of the law, and whether the gun owner was negligent / grossly negligent.

    The main reason it wouldn’t help in general is because most gun violence is intentional, and you generally can’t insure against intentional acts, only accidents.

    If the act was intentional or the result of (gross) negligence, the negligent/intentional person could (probably) be successfully sued for damages. Failing that, I doubt the victim will be able to recover her costs at all.

    IANAL; TINLA.