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Bill: The Militia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deus Ex Machina Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2446
Description[?]:
| We believe that our population should be among the best armed and best trained in the world, and therefore should have the unalienable right of carrying whatever firearm they wish. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Current: Local governments may set and enforce concealed carry laws.
Proposed: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:31:55, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Deus Ex Machina Party | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | This would act as a massive deterrent to crime. Muggers would think twice before striking, because that sweet little old lady could now legally have an RPG stowed in her purse. While there would be a rise in fatalities, accidents, anger shootings, homicides, gang violence, etc. etc.. we believe that the benefits of this law outweigh the negatives. Another plus- Firearms/Explosives/Personal Defense/Body Armor industries make a killing! Our economy benefits! |
| Date | 03:49:00, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | STRONGLY SUPPORT!!!! |
| Date | 06:23:45, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Stupidfly Urbanist Exapansion Party | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | Guns are good in this hood. |
| Date | 14:40:10, August 22, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | Unfortunately this represents an area in which the Neo-Epicurean Party must depart from its usual stance of promoting personal and economic freedoms. Allowing the populace to carry weapons without restriction allows citizens to inflict harm and even death upon each other without a pause for reasonable thought. People are not respected as sentient beings, but for the firepower that they can deal. An armed society is a society in perpetual fear, and the Neo-Epicuream philosophy does not advocate keeping the citizens fearful. |
| Date | 01:09:11, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | Neo-Epicurean Party, read the book "MORE Guns, LESS Crime" by John R. Lott, Jr. The statistics will ASTOUND you: cities with concealed carry laws have dramatically lower crime rates that cities with strict gun control laws. |
| Date | 02:14:32, August 23, 2007 CET | From | McGillicuddy Serious Party | To | Debating the The Militia Act |
| Message | Are you kidding my. It's my personal mission to see those awful guns banned from this country. When I'm through, the best weapon available will be a butter knife, and the will only be weilded by SWAT |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 279 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 412 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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