Post by cranlet on May 28, 2020 3:21:09 GMT
Firearms Act
Author: Floortje Cheung (UCP)
An act to restrict the purchase of firearms and ammunition in Banduria
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED, as follows:
§1 - Blanket ban on all firearms
- Firearms, of all kinds, will no longer be available to purchase or carry legally, with certain groups and use cases exempted.
- Exceptions;
- Police, military, and other law enforcement agencies.
- Licenced gun ranges and gun clubs are permitted to purchase firearms as before, with strict random checks to verify a business is following safety protocols. No person under the age of eighteen will be admitted to such establishments. Any business found to violate these restrictions will be shut down with immediate effect, with the chance of appeal.
- Museums are permitted to purchase firearms with historical value. This includes guns, cannons, anti-aircraft devices, and other historical firearms. Anti-aircraft devices and high-calibre machine guns must be de-activated before display in a museum, but guns and cannons are still permitted without de-activation.
- Farmers will continue to be able to purchase bolt-action rifles to keep away vermin and predators from their properties. The licencing procedure will be strict.
- Penalties for illicit firearm possession;
- Five years in gaol and five lashes with a cane for any firearm found on a person, or in a domicile.
- If a firearm is found to be used in a violent crime, the penalty is upped to a minimum of 25 years in gaol and 15 lashes with a cane.
