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Bill: Arms Rights Act Revisions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kurohyou Syndicate
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: May 2297
Description[?]:
| We of the Kurohyou Syndicate propose a revision of Aldegar's Arms-Bearing rights. The current laws are not lax enough to allow for times in which citizens must protect themselves. The word "lax" may not be entirely the best word in the strictest meaning of the word, but we believe it is the most applicable word for this instance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Some categories of weapon must be carried openly, others may be concealed.
Current: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Proposed: Where weapons are carried, this must be done openly.
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 may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
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 weapons, but certain types are restricted to designated places.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:58:32, October 10, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Arms Rights Act Revisions |
| Message | We like article 1, but article 3 is unnecesary in our opinion and article 2 is the exact opposite of our position on the matter (we believe that guns are inherently harmful and should be banned for those who do not have to use them for their job), so we would vote no. |
| Date | 02:35:51, October 10, 2006 CET | From | Center-Right Coalition | To | Debating the Arms Rights Act Revisions |
| Message | The Kurohyou Syndicate has displayed a much more moderate tendancy on gun control than the ASDP, and for that reason we are willing to hear further debate on this issue. |
| Date | 12:32:22, October 10, 2006 CET | From | Kurohyou Syndicate | To | Debating the Arms Rights Act Revisions |
| Message | To the ASDP: So in the event that a mentally ill person or a person with a violent past happens to be in mortal danger, you would condemn them? That is not what we believe is in the best interest for our people. Those persons may have made mistakes, but they are still entitled to live. |
| Date | 22:27:06, October 10, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Arms Rights Act Revisions |
| Message | No, we would not condemn them. What do you mean? That they're about to get shot? As a matter of fact, we think that all guns should be banned for people who don't have to use them for their job. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 197 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 178 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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