San Jose leaders propose new ordinances to curb gun violence in wake of deadly VTA shooting

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, members of the City Council, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen and others announced new proposals to mitigate gun violence in the city.

During a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Liccardo announced, if enacted, the two proposals would be the first of their kind in the U.S.
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The first ordinance would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance for their weapons, while the second would charge owners a fee to compensate for the costs of responding to gun violence.

This comes just two weeks after a gunman opened fire at the VTA rail yard in San Jose killing nine of his coworkers.
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