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Bill: Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democrats
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: June 2818
Description[?]:
| With the changing scope of politics in Rutania we at the NDP feel it is time to increase the gun control regulations and make Rutania a safer place for our children; for the future. |
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 own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Article 2
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: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:36:23, September 12, 2009 CET | From | Revolutionary Workers Party | To | Debating the Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816 |
| Message | Guns are not the problem in Rutania at all. It is not who has the gun - it is who pulls the trigger. What the NDP wish to see with this proposal is concentrating even higher amounts of state power into the hands of the government and way from the people. |
| Date | 23:33:20, September 12, 2009 CET | From | United Democrats | To | Debating the Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816 |
| Message | Do the RWP honestly think that the local governments can regulate gun law more effectively and efficiently than the national government? The answer is no. So why allow this small government mentality to grow out of control and destroy the lives of ordinary citizens? |
| Date | 23:56:14, September 12, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816 |
| Message | Current policies are sufficient - we see no reason to complicate legal gun ownership with any more bureaucratic red-tape than already exists. |
| Date | 17:08:27, September 14, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816 |
| Message | I can see no reason why the Revolutionary Workers Party is so called. It consistently votes following a right wing agenda. |
| Date | 01:06:52, September 15, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Control of Dangerous Firearms Act 2816 |
| Message | If the RWP converts to a right-wing agenda, this would not be an unwelcome move at all. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 63 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 234 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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| Random quote: "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson |