Amendment: The Firearm Regulation Act (Inter)

Amendment: The Firearm Regulation Act (Inter)

An Amendment to The Firearm Regulation Act (Inter) with the goal of updating weapon classes under law and providing a clear amount of funding for the enforcement of the law throughout Kodiak.

Passed on 27 January 2023, with 13 Aye, 2 Nay, and 1 Abstain.

Article I: Registration of Weapons and Funding

1.2. - All citizens shall enjoy the privilege of owning and operating any and all Class D and Class E weaponry subject to registration as per 1.2.1.

1.2.1 - All Class D and Class E weaponry requires registration of the make, model, serial number and owner.

1.2.2 - All registered weapons shall be recorded and the information stored on the National Firearms Database (NFD).

1.2.3 - The National Firearms Database shall be funded at an additional 250,000F per quarter for maintenance, staffing and updates from the police budget.

1.2.4 - The initial setup of the NFD will be allocated 2,000,000F per quarter for 3 years. At the end of this period it will return to maintenance levels as stated in 1.2.3.

Article 2: Ownership license

2.1 – All firearms owners are required by law to obtain a “Firearms Owners License” that states the owners name, picture, licence number and the activities permitted by the license (collector, agricultural, competition, etc.). A License is valid for 3 years.

2.2 – A Firearm owner is not permitted to possess any firearm without a valid license. Any owner found in possession of a firearm is required to be able to produce a Firearm license for verification upon request by authorities.

2.3 - Possession of a firearm without a valid license is a criminal offense.

2.4 – The cost of obtaining a firearms licence is to set at ₣50 per owner.

2.5 – During the initial 6 month implementation period, there is to be no charge to obtaining a firearms license.

Written and Proposed by John Edwards, KWP, Chancellor