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Bill: Firearms Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Socialist Movement (Reborn)
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: January 2253
Description[?]:
| In the interests of aiding the police force it must be made harder for firearms to come into private ownership. This will ensure that the law abiding retain firearms, but the troublesome do not. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Current: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Proposed: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Article 2
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 are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:46:14, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Firearms Bill |
| Message | The Anarch Anakrousite Party must resist this attempt to disarm our populace. The first step in installing an absolute totalitarian state, is always removing the ability of the people to protect themselves. |
| Date | 17:44:03, July 10, 2006 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Firearms Bill |
| Message | From: The Office of Supreme Grand Lord Oreus Mallok VI We in the RSOHS would support this Bill. Regards, Supreme Grand Lord Oreus Mallok VI |
| Date | 18:11:41, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Firearms Bill |
| Message | Obviously. One assumes it would gel perfectly with the current HSP agneda... |
| Date | 20:14:41, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Socialist Movement (Reborn) | To | Debating the Firearms Bill |
| Message | Although the proposer we have taken the step to vote against this Bill, in the interests of protecting our citizens rights, and to ensure those who live in border areas are not endangered. |
| Date | 20:38:11, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Firearms Bill |
| Message | An interesting choice by the ISM, but not one that we can condmen. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 231 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 183 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 86 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men." - John Stuart Mill |