HB 25-02: Repeal of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act (Debating)

[Sestak]

HOUSE BILL

Repeal of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

To repeal the misguided and ineffective assault weapons ban.

Be it enacted by both houses of the Congress of Atlasia

All parts of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act are hereby repealed.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-2 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Designation: HB 25-02
Sponsor: Encke

[Sestak]

This needs a sponsor.

[Sestak]

24 hours to object to the Representative Encke assuming sponsorship.

[Sestak]

Without objection, the Representative Encke is recognized as sponsor.

[Sestak]

HOUSE BILL

Repeal of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

To repeal the misguided and ineffective assault weapons ban.

Be it enacted by both houses of the Congress of Atlasia

All parts of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act are hereby repealed. xtended indefinitely.

2. The National Safe Gun Registry and Administration (NSGRA) is hereby created as a subsidiary of the Department of Justice.

3. All currently owned or newly purchased legal firearms, including handguns, are required to be registered with the NSGRA within one year of this law's enactment.

4. Local and federal law enforcement agencies are mandated to keep up-to-date records of firearm ownership logged and shared with the NSGRA.

5. Beginning one year after this law's enactment, any firearm purchased must be submitted to and approved by the NSGRA before being released to the owner. There shall be a minimum waiting period of one calendar month from the date of purchase before the release of  an approved firearm.

6. Law enforcement agencies shall be granted access to the NSGRA on an as-needed basis.

7. Firearm owners are solely responsible for the usage and whereabouts of their personal firearms. Any missing or stolen firearms must be reported to local law enforcement and the NSGRA immediately. Negligent firearm owners may be held responsible for the criminal use of their weapons.

Amendment from: Rep. SevenEleven
Sponsor feedback: Hostile

WITHDRAWN by sponsor on 9 July

[Sestak]

Representatives, The Question is on Adoption of the Amendment above.

The question is put forth for a 72 hour vote.

[Sestak]

This amendment is not germane to the intents of the bill and it is inappropriate that it was ever considered. The VP should have rejected this amendment.  If this is your intent, reject this legislation and propose a new one - this is not how proper governing should be done.

The House, as I am aware, does not have any rules regulating content of bills beyond frivolity; certainly not anything to do with the "intent" of content. As has already been mentioned, the precedent is in favor of allowing this sort of thing. If the House wants to change the precedent they may go ahead, but as VP I feel I would be overstepping to impose a content restriction unilaterally.

Also, I must warn. Going ahead and putting such a restriction in place would lead to a massive mess of personal interpretation and blame-pushing regarding what exactly counts as "initial intent". Some members might argue, for instance, that even weakening a bill in order to let it pass as "against the initial intent". Or changing just one subsection in a large bill into the opposite etc.. I don't see of a good way to implement sich a rule without making everyone's life miserable

[Sestak]

The amendment having been withdrawn, the question posed is closed without resolution as moot. Debate resumes.