Lincoln Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act
SECTION I: NAME
1. This bill may be cited as the Lincoln Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act.
2. This bill may, in short, be cited as the Lincoln Assault Weapon Ban Act.
SECTION II: ASSAULT WEAPON BAN
1. There shall be a regiowide ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of assualt weapons, these weapons include semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns, which can accept detachable magazines, as well as revolving cylindrical shotguns.
2. Any weapon that is purchased, sold, or possessed may not have a folding or collapsible stock, a bayonet lug, a threaded barrel, a grenade launcher, or a barrel shroud.
SECTION III: AUTOMATIC WEAPON BAN
1. There shall be a ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of fully automatic weapons, also known as Title II weapons under the National Firearms Act.
SECTION IV: LEGAL LIABILITIES FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS
1. Gun manufacturers may be sued if their weapons are used in violent crimes, by family members, close friends, and/or legal counsel of family members or close friends of gun violence victims.
2. Manufacturers may be sued for up to $15 million.
3. These cases will be be submitted to, heard, and ruled on by Lincoln's regional Justice.
SECTION V: GUN TAX
1. There shall be a 15% additional tax imposed on all shotguns
2. There shall be a 30% additional tax imposed on all handguns and pistols
3. There shall be a 50% additional tax imposed on all other firearms, that are legal to purchase, under this bill.
SECTION VI: TIMING
1. This bill shall take effect, one week after being signed by the Governor.
Sponsor: S019
Status: Debating
LC 5.6 has been introduced to the floor and debate shall last no less than 72 hours.
