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Bill: Gun Ownership Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rightist 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: November 2333
Description[?]:
| This act will allow anyone to own a gun provided they are not mentally retarded or they have a history of violent criminality. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Current: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Proposed: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:13:00, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | Guns are dangerous. Obviously they should not be given to minors, nutjobs or criminals, that would be totally crazy. But besides that, we think there should at least be some kind of registration system with licenses.. Therefore, opposed |
| Date | 10:27:42, December 18, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | the GLDS sppeaks sense. |
| Date | 15:02:53, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | We will support the bill and request that something along the lines of what the GLDS is suggesting be placed in the bill description. |
| Date | 16:49:35, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Centrica | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | We agree with the GLDS and ONCP. |
| Date | 17:16:45, December 19, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | You would. |
| Date | 13:57:46, December 20, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | well maybe we would support. if you convinced us through reason, the reasons for making guns availavle to high street shoppers, showing the benefits outweighed the costs then we would probably support. So why should we support this article? |
| Date | 18:13:00, December 20, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | You should support because we are keeping the whole process licensing around. However, under the current system, those with mental illnesses can still get a gun. This will keep both those people as well as violent criminals from owning a hand gun. |
| Date | 18:27:32, December 20, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | The article doesn't say anything at all about licenses, but i will take your word for it. but I'm presuming that strict license conditions include mental illnesses, violent criminality as a condition for obtaining the status quo license anyway..And The proposed bill is saying to me that everyone can have a gun, providing they haven't had a history of any mental illnesses or criminalirty. Surely guns should be made almost impossible for citizens to get. And even that to me isn't strict enough. The ONCP will shortly be proposing ridding our countries citizens of guns |
| Date | 23:57:37, December 20, 2006 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | Which we will adamently oppose for it is the people's right if they want to own a gun or not. And you say you are all for rights. |
| Date | 20:37:00, December 21, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | yes. the only limit on freedom should be when your freedom intrudes on another. I think killing people kinda intrudes on the victims right to life. |
| Date | 23:15:27, December 22, 2006 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | Even if that victim is a crook who is shot trying to steal something from a homeowner or a shop owner? |
| Date | 23:48:34, December 22, 2006 CET | From | One Nation Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gun Ownership Reform Act |
| Message | well that would be excessive force. i mean the shopkeeper killed somoence, when they themselves were in no danger. The shopkeeper might have intruded but the reaction of killing them is taking things to the next level. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 265 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "It will be years, not in my time, before a woman will become Prime Minister." - Margaret Thatcher |