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Bill: Weapon Free Zones Scheme
Details
Submitted by[?]: Solentian Socialist 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: November 2154
Description[?]:
| This would retain the current policy that "only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public", while changing the law so that "there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried". People should not be allowed to bring weapons into areas where there are children (schools, playgrounds, nurseries), or with large crowds (trains, buses, planes, cinemas, offices) and so on. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
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 | 00:22:45, December 11, 2005 CET | From |  United Centrists | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | We agree with the proposed policy change. |
| Date | 02:52:15, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Communist Fascist And Anarchial Party | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | we agree... although would like to see a total ban on guns... |
| Date | 04:39:10, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | Aye, but this doesn't deal solely with guns - it makes sure to use the more general term "weapon". We believe this may include anything from kitchen knives to automatic rifles, although we may misunderstand. |
| Date | 19:08:05, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | Moving to a vote. |
| Date | 01:38:19, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | We agree to this proposal. We firmly believe that guns should not be used irresponsibly, and the more control there is on them, the better off everyone will be. |
| Date | 04:26:56, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Solentian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Weapon Free Zones Scheme |
| Message | Thanks to the SIP for contributing to the discussion! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 616 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
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