San Jose gun owners will soon be required to purchase insurance for their weapons and pay an annual fee to the city under an ordinance approved by the San Jose City Council.

The ordinance, which still faces a second vote next month to be ratified and go into effect, will require gun owners to pay an annual fee of roughly $25 as well as administrative costs to the city.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.