LGC 8.3 - Stop Gun Trafficking Act

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Stop Gun Trafficking Act

SEC. 1. PROHIBITION ON STRAW PURCHASES OF FIREARMS; PROHIBITION ON GUN TRAFFICKING.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to knowingly purchase or acquire, or attempt to purchase or acquire, a firearm for the possession of a third party.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to hire, solicit, command, induce, or otherwise endeavor to persuade another person to purchase, or attempt to purchase, any firearm for the purpose of obtaining the firearm for the person or selling or transferring the firearm to a third party.

(c) The Attorney General of Lincoln if one exists, or an NPC working under the office of the governor, shall ensure that the firearm transaction record form required to be completed in connection with a firearm transaction includes a statement outlining the penalties that may be imposed for violating the two sections above.

(d) This section shall not apply to any firearm, if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm has no reason to believe that the recipient of the firearm will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms under State, Regional, or Federal law and the firearm—

(1) is purchased or acquired by any person, or that any person attempts to purchase or acquire, as a bona fide gift between family members; or

(2) is purchased or acquired by an agent of a lawful business or trust, or that an agent of a lawful business or trust attempts to purchase or acquire, for the purpose of transferring to another agent of the business or trust, for lawful use in the business or in the winding up of a business or trust; or

(3) if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm transfers the firearm to a victim of
domestic violence for their protection, or transfers it away from a potential victim of suicide for their protection; or

(4) is transferred pursuant to the probate of an estate, in accordance with law.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES.

(a) Whoever knowingly violates section 1 shall face a fine of no more than $100,000, be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

(b) The Attorney General of Lincoln, if one exists, or an NPC under the office of the Governor, shall coordinate with the Regional governments of The South and Fremont in monitoring for violations of this legislation or similar legislation in those regions, including but not limited to the South's "Stop Gun Running Act" (once enacted), and arresting and/or extraditing persons committing such violations.

(c) Lincoln Law enforcement should dedicate special attention to its borders with other regions, especially the Southern-Lincoln Border, and may enforce the full penalties of this legislation against any violation found, regardless of the suspect's citizenship.

SEC. 3 SENSE OF THE LINCOLN GOVERNMENT.

(a) It is the Sense of the Lincoln Government that the South is a region with far too few gun control measures, and where mass shootings are plentiful.

Sponsor: Speaker Dwarven Dragon
Occupying: Slot 3 of 8

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This bill will establish clear penalties for gun trafficking, including gun trafficking across the Southern-Lincoln border, which is a prevalent threat. It is narrowly tailored to that purpose, provides a dedicated funding stream, and provides commonsense exceptions.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment:

Stop Gun Trafficking Act

SEC. 1. PROHIBITION ON STRAW PURCHASES OF FIREARMS; PROHIBITION ON GUN TRAFFICKING.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to knowingly purchase or acquire, or attempt to purchase or acquire, a firearm for the possession of a third party.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to hire, solicit, command, induce, or otherwise endeavor to persuade another person to purchase, or attempt to purchase, any firearm for the purpose of obtaining the firearm for the person or selling or transferring the firearm to a third party.

(c) The Attorney General of Lincoln if one exists, or an NPC working under the office of the governor, shall ensure that the firearm transaction record form required to be completed in connection with a firearm transaction includes a statement outlining the penalties that may be imposed for violating the two sections above.

(d) This section shall not apply to any firearm, if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm has no reason to believe that the recipient of the firearm will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms under State, Regional, or Federal law and the firearm—

(1) is purchased or acquired by any person, or that any person attempts to purchase or acquire, as a bona fide gift between family members; or

(2) is purchased or acquired by an agent of a lawful business, or that an agent of a lawful business attempts to purchase or acquire, for the purpose of transferring to another agent of the business, for lawful use in the business; or

(2) is purchased or acquired by an agent of a lawful business or trust, or that an agent of a lawful business or trust attempts to purchase or acquire, for the purpose of transferring to another agent of the business or trust, for lawful use in the business or in the winding up of a business or trust; or

(3) if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm transfers the firearm to a victim of
domestic violence for their protection, or transfers it away from a potential victim of suicide for their protection; or

(4) is transferred pursuant to the probate of an estate, in accordance with law.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES.

(a) Whoever knowingly violates section 1 shall face a fine of no more than $100,000, be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.


SEC. 3 COMBATING THE SOUTHERN GUN TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN.

(a) The government of Lincoln shall allocate a fund of $7 Billion to law enforcement along the Southern-Lincoln Border to aid in preventing gun trafficking over this border. Lincoln shall enforce the full penalties of section 1 against any violation found, regardless of if the perpetrator is a Lincoln Citizen, a Southern Citizen, or neither.

(b) Such law enforcement agencies also may use any available funds from related efforts for the purposes of (a).

(c) Law enforcement along the Lincoln-Fremont Border may also use any available related funds to enforce the full penalties of section 1 against any violation found, regardless of if the perpetrator is a Lincoln Citizen, a Fremont Citizen, or neither, however there shall be no dedicated fund due to Fremont's strong record of gun control.

(d) It is the Sense of the Lincoln Goverment that the South is a region with far too few gun control measures, and where mass shootings are plentiful and gun trafficking across the Southern-Lincoln Border is encouraged.

(e) The Attorney General of Lincoln, if one exists, or an NPC under the office of the Governor, shall coordinate with the Regional governments of The South and Fremont in monitoring for violations of this legislation or similar legislation in those regions, including but not limited to the South's "Stop Gun Running Act" (once enacted), and arresting and/or extraditing persons committing such violations.

[Joseph Cao]

How prevalent is this gun trafficking business exactly? This is the first I've heard of it.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

How prevalent is this gun trafficking business exactly? This is the first I've heard of it.

The South's very lax laws on guns, as opposed to Lincoln's relatively strong gun control, creates a risk of the Southern-Lincoln Border becoming a hotspot for Southerners to transfer illegal-in-Lincoln guns to Lincolnites

[Brother Jonathan]

How prevalent is this gun trafficking business exactly? This is the first I've heard of it.

The South's very lax laws on guns, as opposed to Lincoln's relatively strong gun control, creates a risk of the Southern-Lincoln Border becoming a hotspot for Southerners to transfer illegal-in-Lincoln guns to Lincolnites

So we are going to spend $7 billion to address a hypothetical problem? It seems like a solution in search of a crisis. I should think that existing enforcement is sufficient until shown otherwise.

[KaiserDave]

7 billion? Dumb

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I find it very intriguing that the Governor is suddenly paying attention to the game now after basically ignoring it since May, but we can modify the dedicated fund amount if people want.

The underlying issue is that mass shootings continue to be a problem in this nation, The South is where dangerous guns and radical NPCs live, and we must stop the stream. We may not have hard data on the prevalence of this due to our lack of a well-functioning GM department, but that should not stop us from protecting our people in this arena.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

amendment adopted

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Elimination of the dedicated fund:

Stop Gun Trafficking Act

SEC. 1. PROHIBITION ON STRAW PURCHASES OF FIREARMS; PROHIBITION ON GUN TRAFFICKING.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to knowingly purchase or acquire, or attempt to purchase or acquire, a firearm for the possession of a third party.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensee in full compliance with the FF Act, as amended, also known as LGC 5.2), in or otherwise affecting interstate, intrastate, interregion, intraregion, or foreign commerce, to hire, solicit, command, induce, or otherwise endeavor to persuade another person to purchase, or attempt to purchase, any firearm for the purpose of obtaining the firearm for the person or selling or transferring the firearm to a third party.

(c) The Attorney General of Lincoln if one exists, or an NPC working under the office of the governor, shall ensure that the firearm transaction record form required to be completed in connection with a firearm transaction includes a statement outlining the penalties that may be imposed for violating the two sections above.

(d) This section shall not apply to any firearm, if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm has no reason to believe that the recipient of the firearm will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms under State, Regional, or Federal law and the firearm—

(1) is purchased or acquired by any person, or that any person attempts to purchase or acquire, as a bona fide gift between family members; or

(2) is purchased or acquired by an agent of a lawful business or trust, or that an agent of a lawful business or trust attempts to purchase or acquire, for the purpose of transferring to another agent of the business or trust, for lawful use in the business or in the winding up of a business or trust; or

(3) if the purchaser or person acquiring the firearm transfers the firearm to a victim of
domestic violence for their protection, or transfers it away from a potential victim of suicide for their protection; or

(4) is transferred pursuant to the probate of an estate, in accordance with law.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES.

(a) Whoever knowingly violates section 1 shall face a fine of no more than $100,000, be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

(b) The Attorney General of Lincoln, if one exists, or an NPC under the office of the Governor, shall coordinate with the Regional governments of The South and Fremont in monitoring for violations of this legislation or similar legislation in those regions, including but not limited to the South's "Stop Gun Running Act" (once enacted), and arresting and/or extraditing persons committing such violations.

(c) Lincoln Law enforcement should dedicate special attention to its borders with other regions, especially the Southern-Lincoln Border, and may enforce the full penalties of this legislation against any violation found, regardless of the suspect's citizenship.

SEC. 3 COMBATING THE SOUTHERN GUN TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGNSENSE OF THE LINCOLN GOVERNMENT.

(a) The government of Lincoln shall allocate a fund of $7 Billion to law enforcement along the Southern-Lincoln Border to aid in preventing gun trafficking over this border. Lincoln shall enforce the full penalties of section 1 against any violation found, regardless of if the perpetrator is a Lincoln Citizen, a Southern Citizen, or neither.

(b) Such law enforcement agencies also may use any available funds from related efforts for the purposes of (a).

(c) Law enforcement along the Lincoln-Fremont Border may also use any available related funds to enforce the full penalties of section 1 against any violation found, regardless of if the perpetrator is a Lincoln Citizen, a Fremont Citizen, or neither, however there shall be no dedicated fund due to Fremont's strong record of gun control.

(d)(a) It is the Sense of the Lincoln Government that the South is a region with far too few gun control measures, and where mass shootings are plentiful.

(e) The Attorney General of Lincoln, if one exists, or an NPC under the office of the Governor, shall coordinate with the Regional governments of The South and Fremont in monitoring for violations of this legislation or similar legislation in those regions, including but not limited to the South's "Stop Gun Running Act" (once enacted), and arresting and/or extraditing persons committing such violations.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

amendment adopted.


motion for a final vote.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A vote on this bill is beginning.

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

aye

[Brother Jonathan]

Nay

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This passes on a vote of 2-1 with 1 not voting