The Revamped Control of Firearms Act
To revamp the way Firestone Firearms are controlled and how CFLs are obtained.
Authored by: CFCT Instructor FinleyFraser12345, Esquire | CFCT Instructor, FFC Member Clonemep, Esquire.
Chief Sponsor: Representative DaMysticNYP_D
Co Sponsor(s): Deputy Attorney General, CFCT Instructor, FFC Member Cosmicanimals1234, Esquire | Foxtrotgaming579, CFCT Instructor | Palmurst, CFCT Instructor | Senator T_xom | Senator thedamnfeds | Representative ryanwilson747
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
§1. Title
(A) This act shall be known, and may be cited as, “The Revamped Control of Firearms Act" and/or “RCFA”
§2. Enactment
(A) This Bill shall go into effect as an Act of Congress upon completing the processes constitutionally required. All sections except for Chapter 8, Section B shall not go into effect until a CFTP is approved by the FCC.
(B) All CFCT certifications as defined in the Uniform Control of Firearms Act shall be transferred as CFTP certifications (defined below).
(C) All CFL licenses as defined in the Uniform Control of Firearms Act shall be transferred as Civilian Firearm Licenses (defined below).
(D) All CFL blacklists as defined in the Uniform Control of Firearms Act shall be transferred as CFL blacklists (defined below).
(E) Individuals currently serving in the capacity of the two Department of Justice employees defined in the Uniform Control of Firearms Act shall be transferred as the first two appointed citizens by the Attorney General within this act without the need for confirmation.
(F) The individual currently serving in the capacity of the appointed judge defined in the Uniform Control of Firearms Act shall be transferred as the first appointed judge by the Chief Court Justice within this act without the need for confirmation.
§3. Severability
(A) Should any part of this Act be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
§4. Enforcement
(a) This Act shall be enforced by any relevant parties.
§5. Nullification
The Uniformed Control of Firearms Act shall be null and void in its entirety.
§6. The Firestone Firearms Commission
(A) The Firestone Firearms Commission (herein “FFC”) shall be established to manage and regulate the distribution of Civilian Firearms Licenses (herein “CFL” in singular and “CFLs” in plural).
(B) This commission shall consist of: The Governor, the Attorney General, a judge of a state circuit, two appointed citizens by the Attorney General (optional), two appointed citizens by the Governor (optional), and a developer (optional).
(B1) Two citizens may be appointed by the Attorney General, with confirmation from the State of Firestone Senate. The holders of such appointments shall be required to possess a Civilian Firearms License and should be knowledgeable with firearm-related law. Holders shall also be citizens and maintain a clean criminal record (barring citations). Appointments shall serve for life unless they no longer possess a Civilian Firearms License, are no longer a citizen, resign from their position, or are impeached and convicted by Congress. They shall also be able to be removed by the FFC with a ⅔ majority vote excluding themselves.
(B2) Two citizens may be appointed by the Governor. The holders of such appointments shall be required to possess a Civilian Firearms License and should be knowledgeable with firearm-related law. Holders shall also be citizens and have a clean criminal record (barring citations). Appointments shall serve for the term of the Governor who appointed them unless they are no longer a citizen, resign from their position, or are impeached and convicted by Congress. They shall also be able to be removed by the FFC with a ⅔ majority vote excluding themselves.
(B3) A developer may be appointed and removed by the Founder at his discretion, though this position is optional. This position will not however be permitted to review or regulate applications but will serve solely as an advisory role from the development team. This member shall also not get a vote in FFC decisions.
(B4) The Chief Court Justice will appoint a judge of any state circuit to the FFC, with confirmation from the State of Firestone Senate, upon opening of the position. This judge will serve as an overwatch position to ensure impartiality and prevent bias/corruption. Appointments shall serve for life unless they no longer possess a Civilian Firearms License, are no longer a state circuit judge, are no longer a citizen, resign from their position, or are impeached and convicted by Congress.
(C) The Attorney General shall be responsible for streamlining the communication and operation of the FFC. They will be tasked with gathering all members in an easily accessible forum to communicate and make decisions. They shall establish an anonymous tipline to facilitate incoming CFL complaints.
(D) The appointed judge shall be responsible for reporting instances of misconduct or inactivity of commission members to Congress. The Attorney General shall be responsible for reporting instances of misconduct or inactivity regarding the appointed judge to Congress.
§7. Powers of the Commission
(A) Two FFC members, except for the judge appointed, who jointly sign off may suspend a CFL for firearm-related criminal activity with a preponderance of evidence to be detailed on the individual’s license card. This suspension may not exceed one hundred and twenty hours (5 days) in time and a vote to revoke or to extend the suspension must be commenced. If the vote fails or is not commenced, the suspension shall be reversed. The FFC may, by 1⁄2 vote in affirmation, suspend a CFL with a plausible reason to be detailed on the individual’s license card. This suspension may not exceed one month (thirty days) in time. The judge appointed may overrule any suspension with a plausible reason. Another judge, through a hearing requested by the suspended individual, may overrule any suspension. Once a suspension is revoked or is expired, a CFL license holder may not be suspended again for the same incident.
(B) As punishment for conviction of any firearm-related crime in a court of law, a judge may suspend a CFL for a period not exceeding two months (60 days). The Commission shall not hold the power to overrule the suspension, though the suspension may be lifted, due to a successful appeal of the judge’s ruling, by any applicable superior appeals court.
(C) The FFC may, by ⅔ vote in affirmation, revoke a CFL with reason plausible. The FFC may also, by 2⁄3 vote in affirmation, blacklist a citizen from receiving a CFL. This may be overturned by ½ vote of the commission at any time. A judge may overrule a revocation and re-issue a license and/or overrule a blacklist and unblacklist the individual upon the findings of a hearing requested by the individual. Any FFC member may revoke a CFL upon the holder no longer being a citizen, or upon request by the holder of said license.
(D) As punishment for conviction of any firearm-related crime in a court of law, a judge may revoke a CFL. The Commission shall not hold the power to overrule the revocation, though the revocation may be undone, due to a successful appeal of the judge’s ruling, by any applicable superior appeals court.
§8. Obtaining a Civilian Firearms License
(A) The criteria to receive a Civilian Firearms License shall be strict to prevent abuse.
(B) Firstly, an individual must complete the Civilian Firearm Training Program (herein “CFTP”) that is approved by the FFC. The FFC by ½ vote in affirmation must approve a CFTP curriculum for use that: meets the guidelines specified in this act, details how instructor appointments and conduct are handled, and any other program rules. This program shall, in detail, discuss and review pertinent parts of this act, as well as any other active firearms legislation. There must be a live portion where participants handle firearms in a safe manner and are tested by instructors with varying difficulty of questions that have not yet been asked as part of the program. Any person dutifully employed by any law enforcement agency shall not need to attend the live portion of the training; however, they shall be required to take an exam that shall be different and more detailed than that of the quiz given to participants in a live portion. The FFC shall be required to publicly release a high-level overview of what the program entails and the steps citizens should take in obtaining a CFTP and eventually a CFL. An individual may not enroll in or pass the program, be granted a CFL, or maintain a CFL if they have a felony arrest or conviction on record or are not a citizen. All CFTP certifications shall be documented and kept by the Department of Justice, as public record. Any materials, test answers, and training guides used for a CFTP shall be exempt from release and shall not be released by any Freedom of Information Act request unless permitted by the commission.
(C) Upon passing the program and being granted a CFTP, the individual shall be eligible to apply for a CFL. A voting member of the FFC shall once again summarily background check the individual and ensure all standards are met before issuing the CFL.
(D) As punishment for conviction of any felony in a court of law, a judge may order that the individual be required to repeat the CFTP detailed in this section and that their current CFTP certificate be revoked. The FFC cannot overrule this. This ruling shall be subject to the normal court appeals process.
(E) As punishment for any reason plausible, the FFC by a ½ vote may order that the individual be required to repeat the CFTP detailed in this section and that their current CFTP certificate be revoked. The judge appointed may overrule this for reason plausible.
§9. CFL & CFTP Punishments Extended
(A) Pursuant to the Revised Contracts Act of 2023, a contract can be made that enables an individual with a CFTP and/or CFL to do retraining.
§10. Activities Granted to CFL Holders
(A) Upon being granted a CFL license, said individual may and may only purchase firearms from any Certified Weapons Distributer to be designated by the Department of Commerce or developers. They may summarily conceal said weapon on their person or property.
(B) Persons may use their lawful firearm for self-defense and defense of another in accordance with statutory law where defined.
(C) Persons may also use their lawful firearm for recreation. Recreation may be firing practice at a range recognized by law or the Department of Commerce, hunting away from a populated area, or a firearms show approved by the Department of Commerce.
(C1) The Department of Commerce shall only approve of a firearms show if they have made strenuous efforts to organize such an event in advance, have taken precautions to ensure a safe, and blocked off area from the public in which the event shall only be permitted to be within, and will only allow individuals with a license to participate. These approvals shall be for one-time use. The Department of Commerce may revoke its approval at any time.
§11. Amendments
(A) Chapter 5, Section 5, Subsection a1 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended.
(A1) Chapter 5, Section 5, Subsection a1 of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states, “The act of unlawful distribution of a firearm shall be recognized as knowingly and maliciously distributing a firearm without proper license or permission to do so, permission and license as prescribed by the Uniformed Firearms Control Act, or further legislation.”
(A2) Chapter 5, Section 5, Subsection a1 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall now state, “The act of unlawful distribution of a firearm shall be recognized as knowingly and maliciously distributing a firearm without proper license or permission to do so, permission and license as prescribed by the Revamped Control of Firearms Act, or further legislation.”
(B) Chapter 5, Section 6 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be amended.
(B1) Chapter 5, Section 6, of the Firestone Criminal Code currently states,
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(a) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall be the act of improperly or maliciously distributing licenses to possess firearms lawfully, as prescribed by the Uniformed Firearms Control Act, and other legislation, to those who are inherently unworthy of such license, as prescribed solely by law.
(a2) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall also be the act of negligently failing to remove a person(s) firearms license, when such removal is required or otherwise demanded by the Uniformed Control of Firearms Act and other legislation. It shall be expected that such standards are maintained, however subjects shall not be punished for issues pertaining to this Subsection if such issue wasn’t explicitly brought to their attention.
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(B2) Chapter 5, Section 6, of the Firestone Criminal Code shall now state,
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(a) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
(a1) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall be the act of improperly or maliciously distributing licenses to possess firearms lawfully, as prescribed by the Revamped Control of Firearms Act, and other legislation, to those who are inherently unworthy of such license, as prescribed solely by law.
(a2) The act of mishandling of firearms licenses shall also be the act of negligently failing to remove a person(s) firearms license, when such removal is required or otherwise demanded by the Revamped Control of Firearms Act and other legislation. It shall be expected that such standards are maintained, however subjects shall not be punished for issues pertaining to this Subsection if such issue wasn’t explicitly brought to their attention.
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(C) Chapter 4, Section 15, Subsection b of the Public Safety Act of 2022 shall be amended
(C1) Chapter 4, Section 15, Subsection b of the Public Safety Act of 2022 currently states: “Prior to launching an investigation pertaining to a violation of airspace and/or aircraft regulations set by the Department of Aviation, medical malpractice, or the commission of a criminal offense, the Department of Aviation, Department of Health, and/or Department of Justice respectively must be consulted prior, and the respective department head (or designee thereof) given 48 hours to respond.”
(C2) Chapter 4, Section 15, Subsection b of the Public Safety Act of 2022 shall now state: “Prior to launching an investigation pertaining to a violation of airspace and/or aircraft regulations set by the Department of Aviation, medical malpractice, the commission of a criminal offense, or misuse of a firearm by a public employee not on a law enforcement team, the Department of Aviation, Department of Health, Department of Justice, and/or the Firestone Firearms Commission respectively must be consulted prior, and the respective department head (or designee thereof) given 48 hours to respond.”