SB 108-16: Restoring Gun Safety Act (Tabled)

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Restoring Gun Safety Act

An act to implement gun control

I: Licensing and Registration

1. The Regions shall have full control over any licencing and regulation of firearms. A firearm license is required to own a firearm, licenses shall be available at local police stations and shall be available to all citizens above 18 who do not have a criminal history and have no history of mental illness. License applicants, if approved, must also be required to participate in mandatory gun safety training.

2. Guns shall only be allowed to be sold at gun retailers. A store may become a gun retailer by submitting an application to their state government, which may then be approved or disapproved at the discretion of the state.

3. Gun retailers shall be required to check for a valid license before selling firearms and must record the firearm serial number as well as the name of the person purchasing the firearm in a national database called "Gun Track," which shall be operated by the federal government. Access to this database shall be granted to gun retailers as well as all law enforcement agencies operating in Atlasia.

4. The federal government shall set up the national gun database known as "Gun Track" to track all firearm sales. Access to "Gun Track" shall be granted to the necessary individuals.

5. Firearms licenses must be renewed every five years, an individual must pass a background check in order to have their license renewed.
II. Firearm restrictions: The following firearms are subject to regulation even if an individual qualifies for a firearms license

1. Handguns may not be purchased even with a valid license except by active duty military members and active law enforcement officers.

2. Semi automatic long guns, with a long gun defined to be at least 16 inches for rifle barrels and at least 18 inches for shotgun barrels, or for detachable or folding stocks is 26 inches with the stock in the extended position, may not be purchased even with a valid license except by active duty military members and active law enforcement officers.

3. Pump action shotguns may not be purchased even with a valid license except by active duty military members and active law enforcement officers.

4. Submachine guns, defined as a magazine-fed, automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges, may not be purchased even with a valid license except by active duty military members and active law enforcement officers.

5. Semi automatic rifles above .22 caliber, defined as a firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch or above, may not be purchased even with a valid license except by active duty military members and active law enforcement officers.
III: Buyback

1. Any individual who owns a prohibited firearm as defined in clauses II.1-II.5 may trade it in to their local sheriff's office for a government sponsored buyback program where they shall receive 2-4 times the value of the firearm in cash value.

2. No part of this buyback shall be interpreted to be mandatory

3. Individuals currently owning now prohibited firearms shall be allowed to keep them provided that they do not sell them to other individuals and that they register them with the government.

IV: Penalties

1. The penalty for selling a gun while not licensed as a gun retailer shall be a fine of no less than $10,000 and a possible term of prison confinement for no less than 3 years, for those individuals involved.

2. The penalty for selling a prohibited gun as a gun retailer shall be a fine of no less than $30,000 and a possible term of prison confinement for no less than 10 years, for those individuals involved.

3. No part of IV:1-2 shall be interpreted as punishing the individual purchasing the firearm, punishments shall only apply to those selling it.

4. The penalty for knowingly owning an unregistered firearm shall be a fine of no less than $15,000 and a possible term of prison confinement for no less than 5 years.

V: Interstate Commerce

1. Each state shall decide to what extent it wishes to regulate the movement of guns into and across its borders.

VI: Further Regulation

1. As diversity is our strength, the regions or the states may choose to pursue further their own gun regulation in accordance with their respective cultures.not delineated in this act, however all provisions of this act must be enforced.

2. The federal government grants any and all power over the regulations of firearms out side of national defence to the regions.

VII: Implementation:

1. Implementation of this act shall primarily take place at the state and local level and the federal government shall empower the regions in the spirit of competitive federalism. provide guidance to state and local governments to prepare them for enforcement

2. Implementation shall begin one year after passage of this law.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Objection to the silly, braindead amendment

Empowering the regions in brain dead?

Maybe you'd like to put a cap on the number of bills they can have? Oh wait your anti-Region, authoritarian, oxygen thieving presence in the Senate already has. Would you like to put forward another bill with another corporate welfare lottery, Captain Neolib?

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye!

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Abstain
Nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

AYE

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=489941.msg8564554#msg8564554

Great to know that Atlasia is not a “civilized country.”

Why is a General Discussion board about a political LARPing game relevant and why do opinions on a fantasy state government's fantasy ruling for a fantasy event apply here?

Its an appeal to authority from this "liberal" individual.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Technically isn't this already tabled.

The sponsor of a piece of legislation may at any time withdraw their sponsorship. In addition, when the sponsor is no longer a Senator, their sponsorship shall be revoked automatically. If no member of the Senate moves to assume sponsorship of the legislation within 48 hours, the legislation shall be tabled automatically.

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

For the record, I endorse the bill in its current form.

We have a "gentleman's agreement" on regional abortion laws. I don't see why we can't apply the same principle to firearm regulation. Instead of proposing new federal gun bills every session, just let the regions make these decisions. If Lincoln wants strict gun control policies, fine (although Mr. R and and others might take a slightly different view, but are hopefully willing to call a truce). But Frémont and certainly the South might prefer a different approach. If nothing else, it's better for the game.

Senator Muad’dib’s amendment is a great compromise on this issue and I hope this bill passes so we can finally put the issue to rest.

I proposed my amendment for that reason. Let Lincoln be Lincoln, Fremont be Fremont, and the South be the South. I believe the bill is tabled anyway. So the authoritarian version is gone which is still a win.