Lincoln General Court Noticeboard

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Not sure where citizen proposals for bills go, but I have one.  To wit:

Mr. Dennis Millhouse, a citizen of the Region of Lincoln (for himself) proposes

A BILL

Ensuring that gun licensees are able to defend their licenses in courts of law.

SECTION I. BILL NAME

This bill may be known as the "Gun License Defense Act".  


SECTION II. DEFINITIONS

 (a) "Gun license" means any permit, license, or other authorization issued by a government agency allowing an individual to possess, carry, or use a firearm.

 (b) "Licensee” means the holder of a “gun license”.  

 (c) "Review” means any legal proceeding where a “gun license” is at risk of being suspended (either temporarily or permanently).


SECTION III. GENERAL FINDINGS

The General Court finds as follows:

 (a) Regional law allows for the temporary or permanent suspension of an individual gun license by local and regional courts of law (Section D of the “FF Act”; Title 9 Section 4 of the Consolidate Laws of Lincoln).  


SECTION IV. PROVISIONS

 (a) Any licensee may, upon review in a court of law, appear before the court in defense of the license.  

 (b) Nothing in this Act precludes making such a defense by telephone, virtual meeting session, or any other means which licensee and court mutually find to be appropriate.  

 (c) In all cases involving review, the court shall give notice (or reasonably attempt to give notice) of such to licensee within forty-eight (48) hours of scheduling such a review.  


SECTION V. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.


SECTION VI. ENACTMENT

This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage into law.