Firearms and Weaponry Management Act (pt. 1)
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. There shall be legal firearm and weaponry distributors, establishments of which shall be known as a “Certified Weapon Distributor”.
SECTION 1A. An establishment shall be considered a Certified Weapon Distributor if it meets all of the following criteria:
a. Been noted to be a “Legal” distributor by the Founder and/or Developers;
b. Is only providing legal firearms/specified weaponry, meaning no weapons mentioned
within Section 9 of this legislation;
c. Is only providing legal firearms/specified weapons to Civilians that have a
Civilian Firearm License, and;
d. Has been confirmed to be a Certified Weapon Distributor by the Firestone Firearms
Commission
SECTION 1B. No establishment may give, sell, or provide any sort of firearm or weapons to any individual without being a Certified Weapon Distributor.
SECTION 1C. The act of purchasing, taking, or willingly receiving any sort of firearm or weapon from a provider not being a Certified Weapon Distributor is illegal, being regarded as a felony charge. This shall be known as “Illegally Obtaining a Weapon”.
SECTION 2. The Firestone Firearms Commission shall be established with the responsibility of the distribution and management of Civilian Firearm Licenses, and review of Law Enforcement Firearm Licenses; led by the Firestone Department of Justice & Attorney General and county officials designated by the County Executive.
a. The Firestone Firearms Commission is not to be a new department or group, it is
simply a supervisory board.
SECTION 3. The Firestone Peace Officer Standards and Training academy shall be responsible for the distribution of Law Enforcement Firearm Licenses.
SECTION 3A. Any Citizen that has passed the Firestone Peace Officer Standards and Training academy, otherwise known as being POST Certified, shall be eligible to receive a Law Enforcement Firearm License.
SECTION 3B. Citizens that are POST Certified will automatically receive a Law Enforcement Firearm License, although this can be later revoked by losing POST Certification or [see Section 5B-5D].
SECTION 4. Citizens that are apart of the Firestone Department of Homeland Security or the Firestone National Guard shall be eligible to receive a Government Firearm License upon passing their department’s respective academy and training.
SECTION 4A. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall be able to grant or revoke a Government Firearm License to a member of the Department of Homeland Security; the Firestone National Guard Major General shall be able to grant or revoke a Government Firearm License to a member of the Firestone National Guard.
SECTION 5. The Firestone Firearms Commission may permit a Citizen of Firestone a Civilian Firearm License, be it the citizen in question meets the following criteria:
a. Has passed the required confirmation, background checks, and full
process required by the Firestone Government, and;
b. Has had absolutely no felony charges in the last three months
SECTION 5A. The Firestone Firearms Commission has permission to revoke a Law Enforcement Firearm License of an individual within a department excluding the Department of Homeland Security and Firestone National Guard, be it a proper investigation by the Department of Justice has been held into the individual in question.
a. This may be appealed through the Firestone Courts.
b. A judge may overrule this revocation [See Section 5D, D].
SECTION 5B. The Firestone Firearms Commission has absolutely no authority to revoke or intervene with a Government Firearm License.
a. Only judges have authority to revoke Government Firearm Licenses (aside from the Secretary of Homeland Security/Firestone National Guard Major General onto their own department) [See Section 5D].
SECTION 5C. Be it an individual uses their Civilian Firearm License improperly, has committed crimes, the occurrence and individual in question may be investigated by the Department of Justice and the Firestone Firearms Commission.
a. Should the Department of Justice and the Firestone Firearms Commission find, after an investigation, that an individual has misused their firearm or weapon or are simply too dangerous and/or incapable of handling a firearm or weapon further, they may have their license revoked [See Section 5D, C].
SECTION 5D. The Firestone Courts may intervene with the Civilian Firearm License, Government Firearm License, or Law Enforcement Firearm License of any individual, as follows.
a. A judge may suspend a license when deemed necessary for no more than two days (48 hours hours), for a plausible reason.
i. This may only be done in emergency situations, such as a case of absolute firearm abuse.
ii. If approved by the Chief Court Justice, this suspension time may come to a maximum of four days (96 hours).
iii. The Chief Court Justice may strike down a temporary suspension, if it has been issued unnecessarily.
iv. The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Firestone National Guard Major General may not grant an individual within their Department another Firearm license, be it has been suspended by a judge.
b. A judge may revoke a license of an individual after a trial has brought the punishment/outcome of having an individual’s license revoked.
i. This can be appealed.
ii. The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Firestone National Guard Major General may not grant an individual within their Department another Government Firearm license, be it has been revoked by a judge.
c. A judge may revoke a license of an individual after an investigation held by the Department of Justice and the Firestone Firearms Commission has been completed into the individual in question.
i. This can be appealed.
ii. The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Firestone National Guard Major General may not grant an individual within their Department another Government Firearm license, be it has been revoked by a judge.
d. A judge may return a Law Enforcement Firearm License taken by the Firestone Firearms Commission, assuring that the decision made by the Firestone Firearms Commission was improper.
i. Judges do not return licenses taken away for losing POST Certification.
SECTION 5E. A “judge” being regarded as the Chief Court Justice, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Appeals Justice, or District Court Justice.
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