Firearm Competency and Safety Compact
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The Member Nations of the World Assembly:
Convinced that all individuals deserve to be as safe as possible from firearms violence;
Resolved that all World Assembly nations should take reasonable precautions so that individuals posing a danger of committing violent crimes cannot gain access to firearms;
Therefore, the General Assembly resolves as follows:
Article I: Firearm Acquisition
- Before an individual may lawfully acquire a firearm within a member nation, that individual must demonstrate that they do not pose an imminent danger of using a firearm to commit violent crimes against others.
- Member nations may use any reasonable process they wish for the purpose of demonstrating a lack of dangerousness, so long as the process ensures:
- To a degree of medical certainty, the individual does not suffer from an uncontrolled personality disorder or mental health condition - such as narcissism, clinical mood instability, or paranoid schizoaffective disorder - which may cause the individual to suddenly engage in erratic violent action.
- The individual has basic knowledge of how to safely handle and operate the firearm they intend to acquire.
- The individual does not have a criminal history in which they were found to have used a firearm to threaten, injure, or kill another person; or the individual has been fully rehabilitated following such criminal history.
For the purposes of this provision "fully rehabilitated" means that, despite having previously used a firearm to perpetrate violence, the individual does not pose any danger of further unlawful firearm use.
- Member nations must ensure that any personal or medical information an individual provides in order to obtain a firearm in compliance with this Article is kept sealed in strict confidentiality, to the same degree as other sensitive medical information given for purposes such as motor vehicle licensure, heavy equipment operation, state-provided health care services, or military service.
Article II: Liability
To discourage individuals from selling or otherwise providing firearms in contravention of Article I:
- It shall be a serious or felonious criminal offense for any person to intentionally, knowingly, or with criminal negligence provide an individual with a firearm in contravention of Article I.
For the purposes of the foregoing, "intentionally" means that the person's objective is to give a firearm to an individual who does not meet the qualifications of Article I; "knowingly" means the person knows the individual does not meet the qualifications of Article I, but gives them a weapon anyway; and "criminal negligence" means that the person is aware (or reasonably should be aware) of a substantial risk that the individual does not meet the qualifications of Article I, and disregards that risk to give the individual a firearm.
- Any persons harmed by any act in contravention of Article I, or their immediate families if they are deceased or incapacitated, must be allowed to seek damages in court against the perpetrator of the harm as well as any others who provided the perpetrator with a firearm in violation of the requirements of Article I.
Article III: Temporary Restraint
Member nations shall temporarily prohibit an individual from obtaining or using a firearm if the individuals' spouse, domestic partner, family member, or other acquainted person informs the member nation of facts showing that the individual poses a substantial danger of imminent lawless action with a firearm. A restraint imposed under this Article may persist only for the minimum amount of time necessary to abate the immediate danger of unlawful activity and violence.
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