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Bill: police weapons
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian party of Darnussia
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 2053
Description[?]:
| the police should eb able to defend themselves |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:02:36, May 14, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | You don't need letal weapons to defend yourself effectively. Tranquiliser darts, for example. |
| Date | 06:14:04, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | "Hey guys! That cop pulled out a tranq gun! We better put down our assault weapons and do what they say!" |
| Date | 11:48:37, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | wont be able to say that if they are tanquilised will they? Anyway, gun ownership is strictly controled in Darnussia, your average crook is going to be packing an AKA47, rather a blunt kitchen knife... |
| Date | 12:40:40, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | I think talk of AK-47's is a bit reactionary... |
| Date | 13:08:17, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian party of Darnussia | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | do you think that if gun-laws are restricted nobod can get a gun? I can easily get a gun with the strict gun laws in the netherlands... |
| Date | 13:27:18, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian party of Darnussia | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | labour: the enemy (criminals) also have AK 47's |
| Date | 13:30:20, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | Then gun battles on the street are the answer? We should be tackling the root cause of this problem, prevention is better than the cure. |
| Date | 17:23:05, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | "If you criminalize guns, only criminals will have guns." |
| Date | 17:46:01, May 15, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian party of Darnussia | To | Debating the police weapons |
| Message | guns should be illegal, but criminals can easily get guns. Thats the thing, it does solve some parts but does not solve everything. Guns will be around as long as humans are around. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 245 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 385 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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