LC 4.4: Lincoln Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act (Tabled)

[OneJ]

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: None

The debating period has commenced. Debate shall not last any less than 72 hours. Are there any Councilors who would like to volunteer to sponsor this bill on behalf of S019?

[OneJ]

I’ll take sponsorship and Councilman Lakigigar’s amendment is friendly by me.

[OneJ]

I oppose this bill because I disagree SOME semi-automatic rifles and pistols are assault weapons. I disagree that gun manufacturers should be sued. I propose this amendment.

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 Automatic 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 Feedback: Friendly

24 hours to object.

[OneJ]

If no other councilor has anything to add, I'll motion for a final vote. The period to object shall last for 24 hours.

[OneJ]

Insane Tax removal Amendment

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

This amendment is friendly by me. However, I have been thinking that I should probably table this bill given that Lincoln already has, what I think, are effective enough laws regarding guns as said by a few already.

Sponsor Feedback: Friendly

[OneJ]

Thinking this bill over, I've decided that there's no need for it and that I might as well motion to table it.

Councilors have 24 hours to object.

P.S. I apologize to all for my inactivity as of late. I'll do my best to try to speed things along from now on.

[OneJ]

Councilors have 48 hours to vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN to table.

Nay

Aye

[OneJ]

I thought this was tabled?

It wasn't already, but I appreciate you reminding me that it's actually a vote to table.

[OneJ]

The vote to table has now ended and the majority of the Council has voted in favor to do so.