Michael Hiltzik: Can gun insurance mandates stem America's torrent of firearm violence?
Perhaps the most heart-rending story coming out of the July 4 massacre in Highland Park, Illinois, is that of Aidan McCarthy, the 2-year-old boy found at the scene of the tragedy looking for his parents.
They were among the seven people killed by a rooftop sniper as they watched an Independence Day parade.
Aiden is now in the care of his grandparents. He's also the beneficiary of a GoFundMe campaign that, as of this writing, has raised $2.3 million from 42,600 donations.
Those circumstances underscore not only the horror and tragedy of the July 4 attack, but the question about who should pay the cost for America's seemingly endless torrent of gun violence — as well as the feebleness of the official response to the crisis.
If politicians remain in thrall to the National Rifle Association and therefore are unwilling to take action against gun violence, perhaps the market can step in.
That's the idea behind legislation being pondered in several states,
