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Bill: Weapons Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tirgith Populus Party
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: August 2176
Description[?]:
| This proposes that all citizens are allowed to purchase firearms and any other type of weapon regardless of past history. This also allows citizens to purchase any and all types of weapons they may wish to own. |
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 not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
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: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:51:23, January 26, 2006 CET | From |  Tirgith Populus Party | To | Debating the Weapons Rights Act |
| Message | If the private citizines are not allowed to out-gun the state they have no way of protecting themselves from any harm the state may try to cause them. |
| Date | 04:58:52, January 26, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Weapons Rights Act |
| Message | We agree, private ownership of arms is the last defence against tyranny. |
| Date | 15:51:12, January 26, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Party | To | Debating the Weapons Rights Act |
| Message | Why should criminals be able to own arms? |
| Date | 21:58:53, January 26, 2006 CET | From | Tirgith Populus Party | To | Debating the Weapons Rights Act |
| Message | Because even criminals need defense agaisnt tyranny. |
| Date | 03:10:56, January 27, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Weapons Rights Act |
| Message | I wouldn't worry too much about criminals, after all, there won't be any left after you've executed them all. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 95 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 352 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 70 |
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