The U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) announced on Wednesday new enhancements to the self-defense liability insurance coverage received by its members amid a crackdown on Second Amendment protections in several Democrat-led states.
The enhancements to the insurance policy, according to USCCA, include increasing bail bond coverage to $250,000, adding up to $15,000 in attorney fees and expenses to defend members facing Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO), also known as “red flag” laws, and providing up to $5,000 in coverage to seal or expunge a member’s personal records to protect against future discrimination.
The new benefit, according to the association, will assist gun owners who are adjudicated legally in addressing reputational challenges they may have with public legal records.
“The USCCA represents hundreds of thousands of law-abiding gun owners across the country, and we have increasingly heard concerns from them about the threat of baseless ERPOs,” Tim Schmidt, chairman and co-founder of the USCCA said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We recognize there has been a concerted effort by some states and the Biden administration to increase the use and frequency of red flag laws that strip away our Constitutional rights.”
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A participant uses a handgun during a training session at a shooting range in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2023. (Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“We felt it was important to update USCCA member benefits to include coverage for attorney fees and expenses to ensure our members could afford the due process they deserve,” Schmidt added.
Founded in 2003, the USCCA is self-described as “the largest, fastest-growing self-defense association in the country dedicated to responsible gun owners.”
The association — headquartered in West Bend, Wisconsin, and boasting more than 800,000 members — works to…
