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Bill: People's Defence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anarchist-Communist League
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2121
Description[?]:
| In order the the people of Quanzar be better defended from potential foreign aggression, and in order to discourage invasion by threatening resistance by our people in the event of occupation, it is hereby resolved: That soviets may be established to independently produce armaments That adults may privately own arms, under a licensing regime to ensure that they will only be used for sport, professional uses, or the defence of Quanzar That local Worker's Defence Militias shall be established across Quanzar The licensing regime shall require that owners of guns have undergone psychological checks and military training, and be a member of their locality's Worker's Defence Militia, unless the weapon is required for professional use (ie gamekeepers) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:09:27, October 04, 2005 CET | From | NeoSocialist Party | To | Debating the People's Defence Act |
| Message | People need security not weapons. If we cannot protect our own citizens let's reform our society, but I will not allow people to get weapons freely. |
| Date | 15:37:47, October 04, 2005 CET | From | Tudeh Party of Quanzar | To | Debating the People's Defence Act |
| Message | I'm not entirely opposed to this. Whilst, like the Neos, I would hate to see mass popular armament for the sake of it, I think that if we specify what the license is I'd like this bill. I think that licenses should only be given to those who have completed military training and only used to defend the Union. Sort of like a creation of a people's militia. |
| Date | 16:02:12, October 04, 2005 CET | From | Anti-Party Political Party | To | Debating the People's Defence Act |
| Message | I suggest that arms should only be owned by Soviets rather than individuals, but that they may be issued to any individual who has undergone basic military training and perhaps psychological/background checks for the purposes of defence of the Union and further weaponry and/or combat training. This ought to make decisions over licensing and choices of which types of weapons are appropriate more simple and facilitate democratic control. |
| Date | 16:41:21, October 04, 2005 CET | From | Anarchist-Communist League | To | Debating the People's Defence Act |
| Message | A worker's militia type idea was what I was hoping for with this- the Deltarians, or other reactionaries, may dcide to move against us one day. (OOC: I wonder if we'll be able to get this simulated when war is introduced) |
| Date | 03:02:23, October 05, 2005 CET | From | NeoSocialist Party | To | Debating the People's Defence Act |
| Message | If weapons are given to Soviets themselves then I accept |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 401 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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