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Bill: Firearms Act (2596)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Selucian People's 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: January 2597
Description[?]:
| Resolved, by the Senate of the Republic of Selucia: A) The ownership or possession of firearms by all private individuals shall be forbidden. B) Possession of a firearm shall be punishable by a mimimum of one (1) year in prison and a maximum penalty of fifteen (15) years in prison. C) Antique firearms shall be exempted from this Act provided they are disabled and made unable to use. D) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting firearms in the possession of the police, military and/or legally registered bodyguards. E) This Act shall take effect one (1) year after passage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Current: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:27:39, June 24, 2008 CET | From | Libertarian Union | To | Debating the Firearms Act (2596) |
| Message | We should make firearms available for all individuals. They need to be able to protect themselves. A mentally ill or criminal person will always get a weapon, and the normal individual won't have nothing to protect himself. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 59 |
| Random fact: Party organizations are eligible for deletion if they are over 50 in-game years old, do not have at least 1 active member or are historically significant and possess historically significant information. |
| Random quote: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman |