Firearm Database and Registration Act 669
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An Act to add additional measures for citizens to acquire firearms.
Article I: Registration of Weapons and Funding
- 1.1 - Firearms shall be broadly categorized as follows:
- 1.1.1 - Class A: Military Grade Weaponry - determined as a weapon manufactured primarily for the elimination of enemy personnel. May include rockets, grenades, or mines.
- 1.1.2 - Class B: Machineguns - determined primarily by a rate of fire above 700 rounds per minute. May also be classified as weapons lacking a non-automatic-fire mode or by weapons designed exclusively to be belt-fed.
- 1.1.3 - Class C: Automatic Weapons - determined primarily as a weapon with an automatic mechanism firing under 700 rounds per minute.
- 1.1.4 - Class D: Handguns - determined primarily as a weapon fired in the hand or hands without the need of support.
- 1.1.5 - Class E: All Other Ballistic Weaponry
- 1.2. - All citizens age 21 and over 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 350,000F per quarter for maintenance, staffing and updates from the police budget.
- 1.2.4 - All Class D and Class E firearms can not be modified to have any advantage that strays from the original model.
- 1.2.4.1 - A modified handgun would be for example if there was an "extended mag" to replace the stock magazine in the handgun.
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, license 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 license is to set at ₣100 per owner.
Article 3 - Background Checks
- 3.1 - All Firearms sellers are required to conduct background checks for all citizens who want to buy a firearm.
- 3.1.1 - To acquire a firearm license, citizens are required to have a background check conducted prior to issuing of firearm license.
- 3.2 - The following types of citizens are not allowed to acquire a firearm or firearm license legally:
- 3.2.1 - Minors and individuals under the age of 21
- 3.2.2 - Those who live in Kodiak illegally
- 3.2.3 - Fugitives from Justice
- 3.2.4 - Convicted Felons
- 3.2.5 - military personnel that is dishonorably discharged
- 3.2.6 - Those who renounced their citizenship
- 3.2.7 - Those convicted of domestic violence offenses
- 3.2.8 - Those who have history of mental illness
Article 4 - Codification of Fines and Seizure of Business
- 4.1 - Foreseeing the issue of the illegal issuing and sell of firearms to those mentioned in Article 3, The following punishments will be administered for the action and repeated action.
- 4.1.1 - F5,000 florins fine for the first offense.
- 4.1.2 - F20,000 florins fine for the second offense and a class A misdemeanor.
- 4.1.3 - Seizure of business and the suspension of business license indefinitely.
Article 5 - Repeal
- 5.1 - This act requires the repeal of the The Firearm Regulation Act (Inter) from the Law Code.
Authored and Proposed by Jack Williams, KSDP Leader, MGA