On Thursday, California lawmakers introduced a bill that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance for the specific use of their weapons.

State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced the measure, which was amended into existing bill SB 505. If the measure is passed into law, it would be the nation's first state to enforce such a rule.

"Guns kill more people than cars," Skinner said. "Yet gun owners are not required to carry liability insurance like car owners. Why should taxpayers, survivors, families, employers, and communities bear the $280 billion annual cost of gun violence? It's time for gun owners to shoulder their fair share."

The measure would make gun owners civilly liable for anything that happens because of the use of their weapons.

According to KTVU, Skinner's team said the bill intends to make owning a gun in California more expensive and require necessary additional safety items for all gun owners. 

The most recent text of SB 505 reads, "A person who owns a firearm shall be strictly civilly liable for each incidence of property damage, bodily injury, or death resulting from the use of their firearm."

Gun owners must have liability insurance "specifically covering losses or damages resulting from any negligent or accidental use of that firearm, including, but not limited to, death, injury, or property damage."