Regulation of the Acquisition of Firearms
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.
Category: Gun Control | Decision: Tighten | Proposed by: Copperward
Article I, Preamble:
The World Assembly has respected the importance of member nations’ national sovereignty, especially on the issue of gun control and maintains that this issue should almost entirely be left up to their individual jurisdiction. However, cognizant of the appalling amount of preventable injuries and deaths at the hands unstable people using firearms, the World Assembly recognizes the necessity of universal legislation preventing dangerous individuals from acquiring firearms through legal and illegal means. The World Assembly therefore enacts this resolution in order to prevent known dangerous individuals from purchasing, handling, and selling guns in order to prevent the number of gun-related injuries and deaths, and to lessen the accessibility of firearms through illegal means such as the international black market.
Article II, Definitions:
1) A “firearm” will, for the purposes of this resolution, be defined as a barreled, ranged weapon that launches projectiles discharged by propellant combustion.
2) A “dangerous individual” will, for the purposes of this resolution, be defined as a person who has been found guilty of committing a violent, felonous act including assault and domestic abuse, or been psychiatrically evaluated by a mental health professional and determined to be a hazard to the public.
Article III, Mandates:
1) Nations are encouraged to strengthen background checks and install grace periods between firearm transactions to allow for a more thorough background check.
2) Nations are strongly recommended to create a requirement for its citizens to have a psychological evaluation before purchasing a gun in order to determine if the person in question is afflicted with an issue that makes them a hazard to the public.
3) All gun sellers are required to run background checks before selling firearms to individuals. They must also maintain records of their inventory and the firearms they sell. It is mandatory that gun dealers report any firearm thefts to their local authorities.
4) Nations are prohibited from allowing people deemed "dangerous individuals" to purchase, sell, or handle a firearm.
5) Nations are urged to take measures to reduce transactions of firearms through unlawful means.
6) Individuals afflicted with mental illnesses including but not limited to depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and substance abuse disorders are not considered an inherent danger to the public and are therefore not prohibited from acquiring, handling or selling a firearm for their mental affliction under this resolution.
**The format of the current draft was inspired by GAR#132's format.