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Bill: Firearms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Worker's 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: February 2067
Description[?]:
| People should not be allowed to own firearms for the personal safety of others. Easy access to guns is not good for society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:36:53, June 14, 2005 CET | From | Dorvik National Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | But what about the criminals who will have a gun anyway? Our law abiding citizens should be allowed to protect themselves. |
| Date | 14:40:09, June 14, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Worker's Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | The Police are there to protect the people. Vigilante citizens shouldn't be tolerated |
| Date | 16:29:59, June 14, 2005 CET | From | Dorvik National Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | Yes but the police cant be everywhere at once can they. |
| Date | 21:14:38, June 14, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Worker's Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | Let's compare the USA where guns are legal and the UK where they are illegal. Gun crime is incredibly high in the USA whereas it is fairly non-existant in the UK. |
| Date | 21:18:54, June 14, 2005 CET | From | Dorvik National Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | Yes buts also compare the population difference. |
| Date | 12:10:42, June 15, 2005 CET | From | United Territorial Party | To | Debating the Firearms |
| Message | Population difference is irrelevant in this situation. However, in Canada, where gun ownership is also legal, the rate of gun crime is similar to that of the UK. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 16 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 49 |
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