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Bill: Right to Arm Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ultranationalist Party
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: April 3056
Description[?]:
| This act will allow our people the right to bear arms should they feel that their civil liberties have been infringed in face of any form of tyranny and political oppression. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:30:00, January 04, 2011 CET | From | Ultranationalist Party | To | Debating the Right to Arm Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we hope that this bill will demonstrate our parties belief in civil rights. |
| Date | 14:18:50, January 04, 2011 CET | From | Ultranationalist Party | To | Debating the Right to Arm Act |
| Message | OOC: The bill should be called, the right to bare arms act. |
| Date | 23:24:07, January 04, 2011 CET | From | United Civic Alliance | To | Debating the Right to Arm Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We will vote in favor, but we would like to propose legislation slightly limiting gun ownership, as it is not safe for certain individuals, like criminals, to gain access to guns. However, since we do not support the current policy, we will vote in favor. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 291 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "If you're not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you." - Ralph Nader |