Tier 1
Pistols onlyIncludes approved revolvers
Does not authorize shotguns or any other category.
Official Publication EFA-001
Eden Firearms Act
The authoritative civilian licensing, dealer, registry, storage, transport, government armory, procurement, and firearm-custody framework of Eden.
Government of Eden
Firearm Regulation
This Act defines what firearm activity is legally authorized. Criminal guilt and punishment remain governed by the Eden Criminal Code and controlling Eden Legal Code.
Version 1 Civilian Framework
Tier 1 is pistols only. Tier 2 is shotguns only.
The licenses are independent. Neither includes the other. A person who wants both categories must hold both active licenses. Civilian rifles, automatic firearms, player firearm dealers, and private transfers are not authorized in Version 1.
Civilian Authorization
Two separate license categories
The dealer and registry verify the exact category live before any sale.
Tier 2
Shotguns onlyIndependent of Tier 1
Does not authorize pistols or any other category.
Authorized Dealer
Government approvedNo player sales in Version 1
Every purchase requires live identity, license, item, and registry verification.
Title I1. Authority, Scope, and Interpretation
Title I
Establishes the exclusive written framework governing firearms in Eden and separates regulatory status from criminal guilt.
Operation of the Act
Regulatory Provision
Purpose
Rule
This Act governs the classification, licensing, acquisition, possession, carrying, transport, storage, registration, seizure, forfeiture, and government issuance of firearms and ammunition in Eden.
Legal Effect
Every firearm-related authority or restriction must be located in this Act, the Eden Legal Code, the Eden Criminal Code, or another expressly controlling publication.
Application
- The Act regulates lawful status; criminal punishment requires a written criminal offense.
- A missing restriction cannot be invented through custom or analogy.
Regulatory Provision
Jurisdiction
Rule
This Act applies to every person, firearm, ammunition item, transaction, license, dealer terminal, government armory, vehicle, property, and official record within Eden jurisdiction.
Legal Effect
Foreign licenses and outside firearm laws have no effect unless Eden law expressly recognizes them.
Application
- A person entering Eden is subject to this Act.
- Government property remains subject to the government-equipment titles of this Act.
Regulatory Provision
Exclusive Civilian Authorization
Rule
A civilian may acquire or possess only a firearm category expressly authorized by an active Eden firearm license held by that person.
Legal Effect
Possession is not lawful merely because an item can be obtained mechanically, found, transferred, or retained in inventory.
Application
- Tier 1 authorizes pistols only.
- Tier 2 authorizes shotguns only.
- No civilian license presently authorizes rifles, automatic firearms, submachine guns, explosives, or government-only weapons.
Regulatory Provision
No Criminal Offense Created by Implication
Rule
This Act does not create a criminal offense unless a section expressly states that it does so; criminal charges arise under the Eden Criminal Code or another Act that expressly creates an offense.
Legal Effect
A regulatory breach may support denial, suspension, revocation, seizure, or another published administrative action without automatically proving a crime.
Application
- Police must cite the applicable criminal section when recommending charges.
- Administrative and criminal processes may proceed separately when each has written authority.
Regulatory Provision
Strict Construction
Rule
Ambiguous restrictions shall be read narrowly in favor of the person whose liberty, property, or license is affected.
Legal Effect
Government bears responsibility for publishing a clear restriction before enforcing it.
Application
- Official guidance may explain but may not expand the Act.
- A technical documentation gap is corrected prospectively.
Regulatory Provision
Controlling Records
Rule
The Eden Firearms Registry is the controlling administrative record of civilian firearm ownership and license status; physical cards, screenshots, or inventory possession do not override it.
Legal Effect
Authorized dealers, police, courts, and licensing officials shall rely on the live registry status.
Application
- A revoked license remains revoked even if the holder possesses an old card.
- A firearm is not registered merely because the possessor claims ownership.
Defined Terms
Regulatory Provision
Firearm
Rule
Firearm means an item classified by Eden as a weapon that discharges a projectile through an explosive, propellant, or supported game mechanism and includes its legally recognized pistol, shotgun, rifle, automatic, or government category.
Legal Effect
Classification depends on the approved item registry rather than a player's informal description.
Application
- A replica or training item is not a firearm unless the registry classifies it as one.
- A firearm remains a firearm while unloaded.
Regulatory Provision
Pistol
Rule
Pistol means a registry-approved civilian handgun designed to be fired while held in one hand and listed in the Tier 1 schedule.
Legal Effect
Only an item specifically listed as an approved pistol receives Tier 1 treatment.
Application
- Revolvers may be placed in the pistol schedule.
- A compact automatic firearm is not a pistol merely because it can be held in one hand.
Regulatory Provision
Shotgun
Rule
Shotgun means a registry-approved civilian shoulder firearm designed to fire approved shotgun ammunition and listed in the Tier 2 schedule.
Legal Effect
Only an item specifically listed as an approved shotgun receives Tier 2 treatment.
Application
- A shotgun license does not authorize pistols.
- A rifle is not a shotgun because it has a similar shape.
Regulatory Provision
Possession and Control
Rule
A person possesses a firearm when it is carried, held, stored on their person, kept in property or a vehicle under their control, or knowingly made immediately available to them.
Legal Effect
Ownership and possession are separate: a registered owner can transfer control, and a non-owner can unlawfully possess.
Application
- Momentary handling under direct lawful supervision may fall under EFA 8-105.
- Unknown hidden property is not knowingly possessed.
Regulatory Provision
Carry, Transport, and Storage
Rule
Carry means immediate personal control in public; transport means movement in a secured manner between lawful places; storage means retention at an approved location when not carried or transported.
Legal Effect
Each activity is governed by its own conditions and one authorization does not erase another condition.
Application
- A shotgun locked in a vehicle container is transported, not openly carried.
- A pistol on a person's body is carried.
Regulatory Provision
Ammunition
Rule
Ammunition means a registry-recognized magazine, shell, cartridge, or other consumable item intended for use in a firearm.
Legal Effect
Ammunition authorization follows the firearm category for which it is approved unless a section states otherwise.
Application
- Tier 1 does not authorize shotgun shells.
- Tier 2 does not authorize pistol magazines.
Regulatory Provision
Government Weapon
Rule
Government weapon means a firearm or controlled weapon recorded as owned by the Government of Eden or an authorized department and issued only through official systems.
Legal Effect
A government weapon does not become civilian property through possession, loss, transfer, or recovery.
Application
- Duty pistols, SWAT weapons, and armory stock may be government weapons.
- Private use requires express written authorization.
Regulatory Provision
Authorized Dealer
Rule
Authorized dealer means the government-approved NPC or system designated to conduct civilian firearm sales under this Act.
Legal Effect
No player or private business is presently authorized to sell, broker, consign, or commercially transfer firearms.
Application
- The dealer must verify the live license and registry.
- Future private dealers require a published amendment.
Title II2. Firearm and Equipment Classification
Title II
Creates exhaustive civilian and restricted categories so mechanical availability never substitutes for legal authorization.
Civilian Categories
Regulatory Provision
Official Classification Schedule
Rule
Every firearm available in Eden shall be assigned an official item identifier and classification in the approved schedule before lawful civilian sale or government issue.
Legal Effect
An unclassified firearm is restricted pending classification and may not be sold to civilians.
Application
- Names, skins, attachments, or Workshop descriptions do not alter classification.
- The schedule may identify exact approved variants.
Required Records
- item identifier
- display name
- category
- approved ammunition
- effective date
Regulatory Provision
Tier 1 Pistol Category
Rule
The Tier 1 category consists solely of approved pistols and revolvers listed in the official schedule.
Legal Effect
An active Tier 1 license authorizes only this category and its approved ammunition.
Application
- A Tier 1 holder may not acquire or possess a shotgun without Tier 2.
- No rifle or automatic weapon can be placed in Tier 1.
Regulatory Provision
Tier 2 Shotgun Category
Rule
The Tier 2 category consists solely of approved shotguns listed in the official schedule.
Legal Effect
An active Tier 2 license authorizes only this category and its approved ammunition.
Application
- A Tier 2 holder may not acquire or possess a pistol without Tier 1.
- Tier 2 is separate from, not superior to, Tier 1.
Regulatory Provision
Civilian-Prohibited Categories
Rule
Rifles, semi-automatic rifles, automatic firearms, submachine guns, machine guns, explosives, launchers, military weapons, and any firearm not listed in the Tier 1 or Tier 2 schedule are prohibited for civilian acquisition and possession.
Legal Effect
No ordinary civilian license, combination of Tier 1 and Tier 2 licenses, or dealer interaction authorizes a prohibited category.
Application
- A government certification does not create off-duty civilian ownership.
- Future authorization requires an enacted amendment and updated schedule.
Regulatory Provision
Government and Specialist Categories
Rule
Police, SWAT, corrections, training, and other government weapons shall be classified separately by authorized role, certification, operation, and armory access.
Legal Effect
Government classification permits controlled issue only and does not create personal ownership.
Application
- SWAT access requires current SWAT authorization.
- Patrol issue is limited to the patrol equipment schedule.
Regulatory Provision
Ammunition Classification
Rule
Ammunition shall be classified for a specific approved firearm category and may be acquired only where the corresponding license or government issue authority is active.
Legal Effect
Possessing a firearm license for one category does not authorize ammunition assigned exclusively to another category.
Application
- Tier 1 pistol ammunition requires Tier 1.
- Tier 2 shotgun ammunition requires Tier 2.
Regulatory Provision
Accessories and Modifications
Rule
An accessory or modification is lawful only if the approved schedule permits it for the firearm and it does not change the firearm into a prohibited category or defeat identification, safety, or registry controls.
Legal Effect
An unapproved modification may be removed, denied registration, or seized under written authority.
Application
- Cosmetic changes are lawful when they do not obscure the serial or alter classification.
- Automatic-fire conversions and serial removal are never impliedly allowed.
Regulatory Provision
Replica, Inert, and Training Items
Rule
Replica, inert, and training weapons shall be separately marked or registered where the approved schedule requires it.
Legal Effect
They are not treated as live firearms for licensing unless the schedule says otherwise, but their threatening or fraudulent use may be governed by the Criminal Code.
Application
- A replica used to threaten can still support a robbery or assault charge.
- A live firearm cannot be declared inert by the possessor.
Title III3. Civilian Firearm Licenses
Title III
Defines two independent civilian license tiers, their exact scope, and the status controls recognized by every Eden institution.
License Scope
Regulatory Provision
Tier 1 Firearm License — Pistols Only
Rule
An active Tier 1 Firearm License authorizes its named holder to acquire, register, possess, carry, transport, and store approved pistols and approved pistol ammunition subject to every condition of this Act.
Legal Effect
Tier 1 grants no authority over shotguns, rifles, automatic firearms, government weapons, or any other category.
Application
- A Tier 1 holder may buy an approved pistol from the authorized dealer.
- Tier 1 cannot be used to purchase shotgun shells.
Regulatory Provision
Tier 2 Firearm License — Shotguns Only
Rule
An active Tier 2 Firearm License authorizes its named holder to acquire, register, possess, transport, and store approved shotguns and approved shotgun ammunition subject to every condition of this Act.
Legal Effect
Tier 2 grants no authority over pistols, rifles, automatic firearms, government weapons, or any other category.
Application
- A Tier 2 holder may buy an approved shotgun from the authorized dealer.
- Tier 2 does not authorize pistol carry or pistol ownership.
Regulatory Provision
Independent Licenses
Rule
Tier 1 and Tier 2 are independent authorizations; neither includes, supersedes, upgrades, or automatically grants the other.
Legal Effect
A person wishing to possess both pistols and shotguns must hold both active licenses.
Application
- Suspension of Tier 2 does not automatically suspend Tier 1 unless the order expressly reaches both.
- License numbering describes category, not rank.
Regulatory Provision
Personal and Nontransferable
Rule
A firearm license is personal to the named holder and may not be loaned, shared, sold, copied, or used to acquire a firearm for another person.
Legal Effect
Presenting another person's license or acting as a straw purchaser gives no lawful authority.
Application
- A licensed person may not purchase for an unlicensed friend.
- A government identity check may be required for each transaction.
Regulatory Provision
License Statuses
Rule
Each license shall have exactly one live status: active, restricted, suspended, revoked, expired, surrendered, or pending.
Legal Effect
Only active status authorizes the full licensed activity; restricted status authorizes only the conditions shown in the registry.
Application
- A physical card cannot prove active status by itself.
- Pending applications confer no firearm authority.
Regulatory Provision
No License by Employment or Office
Rule
Employment, business ownership, government office, police rank, friendship, or prior certification does not create a civilian firearm license.
Legal Effect
On-duty government issue authority remains separate from off-duty civilian licensing.
Application
- An officer wishing to own a personal pistol must hold Tier 1.
- A Mayor has no firearm exemption by virtue of office.
Application, Renewal, and Conditions
Regulatory Provision
Application Required
Rule
A person shall submit the official application for each license tier sought and provide the identity and eligibility information required by the published process.
Legal Effect
An application for one tier cannot be treated as an application for the other.
Application
- Applications must identify the requested tier.
- False material information may support denial and any separately written criminal charge.
Required Records
- applicant identity
- tier
- submission time
- decision
- decision authority
Regulatory Provision
Eligibility Review
Rule
The licensing authority shall determine eligibility from published objective criteria, including identity, active disqualifications, court orders, license history, and any required training once that requirement is officially implemented.
Legal Effect
A denial must identify the written criterion not satisfied.
Application
- Personal dislike and unwritten expectations are not criteria.
- The applicant may use the published appeal process.
Regulatory Provision
Separate Determination for Each Tier
Rule
Eligibility and any required qualification shall be decided separately for Tier 1 and Tier 2.
Legal Effect
Approval, denial, suspension, or revocation of one tier does not silently decide the other.
Application
- A shotgun-related restriction may reach Tier 2 only unless broader findings are lawfully made.
- The registry must display each tier separately.
Regulatory Provision
Term, Expiration, and Renewal
Rule
A license remains valid for the term shown in the registry and expires automatically unless renewed through the published process.
Legal Effect
An expired license provides no authority to acquire or newly carry a firearm; possession and surrender procedures follow the transition rules published with the license term.
Application
- Renewal does not erase prior conditions or records.
- The system should issue reasonable advance notice where supported.
Regulatory Provision
Written Decision and Appeal
Rule
Every denial, restriction, suspension, or revocation shall state the controlling authority, material facts, effective time, affected tier, surrender obligations, and appeal route.
Legal Effect
A person may challenge the action through the published administrative or judicial process without the challenge itself being treated as noncompliance.
Application
- An appeal does not stay an emergency suspension unless a court orders otherwise.
- No adverse action may be based on a secret standard.
Regulatory Provision
License Fees
Rule
Any application, issuance, renewal, or replacement fee must be published before collection and recorded in the transaction system.
Legal Effect
No official may invent, waive, or redirect a fee without written authority.
Application
- A fee is administrative and is not a fine.
- Payment alone does not guarantee approval.
Regulatory Provision
Duty to Keep Information Current
Rule
A license holder shall update the registry when their identity, primary address, or other required license information materially changes within the published reporting period.
Legal Effect
Failure affects administrative status only to the extent a written consequence applies.
Application
- The registry preserves prior addresses in audit history.
- A technical outage extends any deadline under the published continuity rule.
Title IV4. Civilian Acquisition and Authorized Dealer
Title IV
Requires all launch-era civilian firearm supply to pass through one government-authorized NPC dealer and a live license check.
Authorized Sales
Regulatory Provision
Sole Authorized Civilian Dealer
Rule
Civilian firearms and ammunition may be sold only through the government-authorized firearm dealer NPC or system designated in the registry.
Legal Effect
Player-to-player sales, private dealerships, consignment, commercial brokerage, and informal transfers are not authorized in Version 1 of this Act.
Application
- The dealer is a continuity system, not a public law-enforcement body.
- A future dealer system requires a published amendment.
Regulatory Provision
Live Verification Before Sale
Rule
Before completing a sale, the dealer shall verify the buyer's identity, active license tier, license conditions, firearm classification, ammunition category, and any blocking court or registry order.
Legal Effect
A failed or unavailable verification requires denial or delay rather than assumption.
Application
- Tier 1 permits an approved pistol transaction only.
- Tier 2 permits an approved shotgun transaction only.
Required Records
- verification result
- buyer ID
- item ID
- license tier
- timestamp
Regulatory Provision
Exact Tier Match
Rule
A dealer shall complete a firearm sale only when the buyer holds the active license tier assigned to that exact firearm category.
Legal Effect
Tier 1 and Tier 2 cannot substitute for one another.
Application
- Tier 1 plus an approved pistol equals an eligible category match.
- Tier 2 alone cannot purchase a pistol; Tier 1 alone cannot purchase a shotgun.
Regulatory Provision
Registration at Point of Sale
Rule
The dealer shall create or update the firearm's registry record and assign the buyer as registered owner before releasing the firearm.
Legal Effect
A firearm transaction is incomplete until the registry confirms ownership.
Application
- A failed registry write prevents delivery.
- The audit log records the dealer system as transferor.
Required Records
- serial number
- item identifier
- buyer
- price
- time
- dealer
- license used
Regulatory Provision
Ammunition Sales
Rule
The dealer may sell approved ammunition only to a person whose active license authorizes the corresponding firearm category and whose conditions do not prohibit the purchase.
Legal Effect
Ammunition sales shall be logged and cannot be justified through an unrelated license tier.
Application
- Pistol ammunition requires Tier 1.
- Shotgun ammunition requires Tier 2.
Regulatory Provision
Refusal of Sale
Rule
The dealer shall refuse a sale when identity cannot be verified, the required tier is absent or inactive, the item is prohibited, a restriction blocks purchase, the registry is unavailable, or the transaction conflicts with this Act.
Legal Effect
A lawful refusal creates no entitlement to receive the item through another method.
Application
- The refusal reason should be displayed or recorded where safe.
- A mistaken refusal may be corrected without bypassing verification.
Regulatory Provision
Purchase for the Actual Owner
Rule
The named buyer shall be the intended actual owner and lawful possessor of the firearm acquired.
Legal Effect
Buying on behalf of another person, disguising the actual recipient, or using another person's license is unauthorized.
Application
- A gift system is not authorized unless later published.
- Shared payment does not alter the registered owner.
Regulatory Provision
No Private Sale or Transfer
Rule
No civilian may sell, trade, gift, loan, pawn, consign, or permanently transfer a firearm to another person under the Version 1 framework.
Legal Effect
Lawful disposition is limited to surrender, government return, approved destruction, or another method expressly added to this Act.
Application
- Allowing supervised momentary handling is governed separately and is not a transfer of ownership.
- Estate handling requires official custody until a future succession procedure is published.
Title V5. Firearm Registry and Traceability
Title V
Makes the central registry—not a physical card or item claim—the source of truth for ownership, status, and chain of lawful control.
Registry Records
Regulatory Provision
Eden Firearms Registry
Rule
The Government of Eden shall maintain a secure, auditable registry of civilian licenses, registered firearms, government weapons, seizures, returns, forfeitures, and authorized dispositions.
Legal Effect
Registry access is limited by role and lawful purpose; every sensitive access should be logged.
Application
- Dealers receive only the information needed to decide a transaction.
- Police access requires an official duty purpose.
Required Records
- license records
- firearm records
- government inventory
- audit events
Regulatory Provision
Required Firearm Record
Rule
Each registered firearm record shall identify its serial number, item identifier, classification, registered owner or government owner, legal status, acquisition source, and complete status history.
Legal Effect
No field may be silently overwritten; corrections preserve the earlier value and reason.
Application
- The record follows the firearm through seizure and return.
- A destroyed firearm remains in history as destroyed.
Regulatory Provision
Serial Number
Rule
Every civilian firearm and government firearm shall have a unique registry serial or equivalent immutable identifier before release from dealer or armory control.
Legal Effect
Duplicate, missing, or unreadable identifiers place the firearm in restricted custody until resolved.
Application
- A skin or cosmetic change does not create a new serial.
- Serial removal does not erase the registry record.
Regulatory Provision
Registered Owner
Rule
The registered owner is the person or government body shown in the live firearm record; possession alone does not transfer ownership.
Legal Effect
A finder, borrower, officer, or evidence custodian does not become owner through control.
Application
- Civilian transfer is limited by EFA 4-108.
- Government-issued firearms remain government-owned.
Regulatory Provision
Firearm Status
Rule
Each firearm shall carry a live status such as active, seized as evidence, held for safekeeping, forfeited, lost, stolen, missing, restricted, returned, or destroyed.
Legal Effect
Dealer, police, and armory systems shall prevent actions inconsistent with the live status.
Application
- A stolen status does not cancel ownership.
- A forfeited firearm cannot be returned without a valid reversal order.
Regulatory Provision
Immutable History
Rule
The registry shall preserve prior owners, status changes, seizures, returns, corrections, license checks, and official actions as an immutable audit history.
Legal Effect
No user may delete legal history to conceal an action or recreate an uninterrupted clean record.
Application
- Technical correction entries must identify the correction.
- Access logs are protected official records.
Regulatory Provision
Lost or Stolen Report
Rule
A registered owner shall promptly report a firearm believed lost or stolen through the published reporting process.
Legal Effect
The firearm status changes without transferring guilt or ownership, and police may investigate under ordinary legal authority.
Application
- A false report may be handled under the Criminal Code.
- Recovery must be entered before lawful return.
Regulatory Provision
Registry Privacy
Rule
Firearm ownership records are protected government records and may be disclosed only for a lawful transaction, investigation, court process, owner request, audit, or other published purpose.
Legal Effect
Public curiosity, personal disputes, political pressure, or unofficial favors do not authorize access.
Application
- Dealers should receive approve or deny plus necessary transaction data.
- Unauthorized access is logged for review.
Title VI6. Public Carry and Use
Title VI
Defines the narrow public conduct authorized by a license without converting ownership into permission for intimidation or avoidable escalation.
Pistol Carry
Regulatory Provision
License Required for Public Carry
Rule
A civilian may carry a firearm in public only where their active license authorizes that firearm category and every carry condition in this Act is satisfied.
Legal Effect
Ownership or registration alone does not override a suspended license, prohibited place, or court restriction.
Application
- Tier 1 controls pistol carry.
- Tier 2 does not authorize pistol carry.
Regulatory Provision
Tier 1 Pistol Carry
Rule
A Tier 1 holder may carry an approved registered pistol secured in a holster or supported secure inventory position unless a location, court order, release condition, or official restriction prohibits it.
Legal Effect
The pistol shall remain secured unless handling or force is independently lawful.
Application
- Ordinary holstered carry is not brandishing.
- Drawing to frighten someone without lawful justification may be criminal under the Eden Criminal Code.
Regulatory Provision
Shotguns in Public
Rule
Tier 2 does not authorize ordinary public carry of a shotgun; a civilian shotgun shall be transported securely between lawful locations or used at an expressly lawful location.
Legal Effect
Openly walking through public areas with a shotgun is outside Tier 2 authority unless immediate lawful defense or another express authorization applies.
Application
- Transport to approved property follows Title VII.
- The mere convenience of carrying is not an exception.
Regulatory Provision
Handling in Public
Rule
A civilian shall not unholster, manipulate, display, aim, discharge, or transfer control of a firearm in public without a lawful and factually supported reason.
Legal Effect
The license regulates possession but does not itself justify force, threats, warning shots, or interference with police.
Application
- Safe handling during a lawful police instruction is permitted.
- Showing a firearm to intimidate is not ordinary carry.
Regulatory Provision
Use of Force Unchanged
Rule
A firearm license does not expand self-defense, defense-of-others, arrest, or use-of-force authority under the Eden Legal Code.
Legal Effect
Any use of a firearm must satisfy the same necessity, imminence, proportionality, and other controlling legal requirements as any deadly force.
Application
- A licensed owner cannot shoot solely to protect replaceable property unless separate law authorizes it.
- A person may rely on a complete defense when every element is proven.
Regulatory Provision
Prohibited Places
Rule
Firearm carry or possession may be restricted in secure government facilities, courts, custodial facilities, hospitals' controlled areas, schools or training spaces, election sites, and any other location expressly designated by published law or valid order.
Legal Effect
A restriction must be posted, published, or personally communicated where practical and cannot be invented after the conduct.
Application
- On-duty authorized government issue may be exempt under written policy.
- A lawful evidence transfer remains permitted.
Regulatory Provision
Discharge
Rule
Civilian discharge is lawful only when supported by lawful defense, approved training, approved sport or hunting activity, authorized testing, or another expressly published purpose.
Legal Effect
A license alone never authorizes recreational discharge in an unsafe or undesignated location.
Application
- Warning shots require the same lawful justification as any other firearm discharge.
- Accidental discharge may trigger safety review and any applicable written offense.
Regulatory Provision
Police Encounters
Rule
A person carrying or transporting a firearm shall follow lawful safety directions during a police encounter and shall not reach for, conceal, manipulate, or surrender the firearm except as directed or reasonably necessary for immediate safety.
Legal Effect
Police may take proportionate temporary safety measures but need separate authority for evidentiary seizure, forfeiture, or license action.
Application
- The carrier may state that a firearm is present without handling it.
- Refusing consent to an unrelated search is not itself firearm misconduct.
Title VII7. Transport and Vehicles
Title VII
Separates lawful movement of firearms from public carry and prevents vehicles from becoming unregulated armories.
Civilian Transport
Regulatory Provision
Lawful Transport Purpose
Rule
A licensed person may transport an authorized firearm between lawful places for acquisition, storage, repair by an authorized system, approved use, surrender, or another documented lawful purpose.
Legal Effect
Transport authority ends when the destination, firearm category, or purpose is unlawful.
Application
- Transport home from the authorized dealer is lawful.
- Transport for an unauthorized private sale is not.
Regulatory Provision
Secure Transport
Rule
A transported firearm shall be secured against immediate unauthorized use, theft, and discharge and shall not be handled during ordinary travel.
Legal Effect
The approved implementation may use a locked container, secured vehicle storage, or supported inventory state identified by policy.
Application
- The method must reflect what the server can actually enforce.
- A firearm loose in an unattended public vehicle is not secure transport.
Regulatory Provision
Shotgun Transport
Rule
A Tier 2 shotgun shall be unloaded where supported, secured, and transported directly between lawful places; Tier 2 does not authorize keeping it ready for ordinary public use.
Legal Effect
Deviation for convenience does not convert transport into lawful carry.
Application
- A trip between registered property and an approved training location is transport.
- Holding a shotgun while walking through downtown is not.
Regulatory Provision
Vehicle Storage
Rule
A firearm left in a vehicle shall be placed in the approved secured storage location and the vehicle shall be locked or otherwise secured when unattended.
Legal Effect
A vehicle is not a substitute for long-term home or armory storage unless a written exception applies.
Application
- Vehicle keys or access should remain controlled by the license holder.
- Commercial drivers remain subject to the same firearm rules.
Regulatory Provision
Transport by Another Person
Rule
A civilian firearm may not be transported by a person who lacks the corresponding active license and lawful control unless an official evidence, surrender, rescue, or government-custody exception applies.
Legal Effect
The registered owner's permission cannot create a license for the transporter.
Application
- Police may transport seized evidence under official authority.
- An unlicensed friend cannot move a shotgun for convenience.
Regulatory Provision
Public and Commercial Transport
Rule
A firearm shall not be included in cargo, delivery, mail, rideshare, or public transport unless an expressly authorized secured process exists.
Legal Effect
Ordinary logistics services and player deliveries do not authorize firearm shipment.
Application
- Eden Group government procurement follows Title X.
- Civilian dealer delivery is not enabled in Version 1.
Regulatory Provision
Police Inspection During Lawful Stop
Rule
During a lawful vehicle stop, police may take reasonable safety steps concerning a known firearm and may inspect license and registry status within their legal authority.
Legal Effect
The firearm's presence does not by itself authorize an unlimited search of the person, vehicle, phone, or property.
Application
- Any broader search requires consent, warrant, probable cause, or another ELC basis.
- Temporary securing must be documented if the firearm is not immediately returned.
Title VIII8. Storage, Safekeeping, and Civilian Responsibility
Title VIII
Requires practical control of lawful firearms while preserving due process for loss, emergencies, and supported game limitations.
Storage Duties
Regulatory Provision
Approved Storage
Rule
A civilian firearm not lawfully carried or transported shall be stored at the holder's registered property or another location expressly approved by the registry and secured against unauthorized access.
Legal Effect
Storage duties apply even when the game permits the item to be placed elsewhere.
Application
- Approved storage may be implemented through locked containers or property permissions.
- Public ground storage is not approved.
Regulatory Provision
Access Control
Rule
The license holder shall take reasonable supported measures to prevent unlicensed, suspended, prohibited, or unauthorized persons from accessing a firearm or ammunition.
Legal Effect
Shared property access does not automatically authorize shared firearm access.
Application
- Keys, codes, and container permissions should be controlled.
- The owner is not automatically criminally liable for a theft despite reasonable security.
Regulatory Provision
Unattended Firearms
Rule
A firearm shall not be left unattended in public, in an unsecured vehicle, or in a publicly accessible area of a home or business.
Legal Effect
Police may secure an apparently abandoned firearm under safekeeping authority and document the recovery.
Application
- Momentary separation within controlled property may be reasonable.
- Dropping a firearm during a critical medical event is not voluntary abandonment.
Regulatory Provision
Household and Guest Access
Rule
A property owner shall not allow a guest, employee, household member, or visitor to possess or use a firearm unless that person has the corresponding active license or a direct-supervision exception applies.
Legal Effect
Property ownership cannot replace firearm licensing.
Application
- A Tier 1 guest cannot use a shotgun under the host's Tier 2 license.
- An authorized training exception must remain supervised.
Regulatory Provision
Direct Supervision
Rule
Momentary handling for identification, safety instruction, or approved training is permitted only under direct control of an authorized person at an approved location and does not authorize independent possession, carry, or removal.
Legal Effect
The supervisor remains responsible for ending access when safety or authorization fails.
Application
- Passing an unloaded pistol across a controlled training bench may qualify.
- Loaning a firearm for unsupervised use does not.
Regulatory Provision
Maintenance and Modification
Rule
A firearm may be maintained only in a manner that preserves its approved classification, serial identity, safety, and registry compatibility.
Legal Effect
Only approved modifications may be installed; any commercial repair system must be separately authorized before player businesses provide the service.
Application
- Cleaning and ordinary supported maintenance are permitted.
- Removing a serial or converting firing capability is not.
Regulatory Provision
Loss, Theft, or Compromise
Rule
A holder who discovers loss, theft, unauthorized access, or a compromised storage location shall report it promptly and take reasonable steps to prevent further access.
Legal Effect
Good-faith reporting supports recovery and does not by itself establish wrongdoing.
Application
- The registry marks the firearm accordingly.
- Knowingly false reporting remains separately governed.
Regulatory Provision
Emergency Safekeeping
Rule
A person may surrender a firearm temporarily for safekeeping during a medical emergency, legal uncertainty, threatened theft, or other supported safety reason through the published process.
Legal Effect
Safekeeping does not equal forfeiture and requires a receipt, status entry, and return criteria.
Application
- Hospital staff may transfer a recovered firearm to police custody.
- Return still requires active lawful eligibility.
Title IX9. Police and Government Firearms
Title IX
Treats department weapons as scarce government property issued through certification, assignment, and complete accountability rather than personal kits.
Ownership and Issue
Regulatory Provision
Government Ownership
Rule
Every firearm procured for police, EMS security functions, corrections, SWAT, or another government body remains property of the Government of Eden or the recorded department.
Legal Effect
Issue, custody, and use do not transfer ownership to the officer.
Application
- The weapon returns to official inventory at the end of authorized use.
- A departing member has no claim to issued equipment.
Regulatory Provision
Issue Authority
Rule
A government firearm may be issued only through the approved armory to a member whose identity, department role, current certification, duty status, and any operation-specific authorization are verified.
Legal Effect
Manual spawn or possession outside the issue process does not create lawful authority.
Application
- Patrol pistols require patrol authorization.
- SWAT weapons require SWAT authorization and a qualifying deployment.
Regulatory Provision
Patrol Firearms
Rule
Patrol officers may receive only the firearms, ammunition, and quantities listed in the approved patrol equipment schedule for their assignment.
Legal Effect
Rank alone does not authorize additional weapons or unlisted equipment.
Application
- An officer cannot substitute a personal civilian pistol for an issued duty pistol.
- Supervisors remain bound by the same schedule unless another role applies.
Regulatory Provision
Specialist and SWAT Firearms
Rule
Restricted rifles, submachine guns, automatic firearms, shields, explosive tools, and other specialist equipment may be issued only to currently certified personnel for an approved operation or training event.
Legal Effect
Certification is necessary but not sufficient; the issue must also have a lawful operational purpose.
Application
- SWAT equipment cannot be signed out for ordinary personal patrol.
- A certification ending requires return of all specialist equipment.
Regulatory Provision
On-Duty Limitation
Rule
Government firearms may be carried or used only while on duty, in authorized training, in direct response to an emergency recall, or during another documented official assignment.
Legal Effect
Off-duty status ends ordinary issue authority and requires return unless a narrow written exception exists.
Application
- Taking a duty weapon home for convenience is not authorized.
- An emergency recall must be recorded.
Regulatory Provision
No Civilian Equipment Substitution
Rule
An officer or government member shall not use a personally owned civilian firearm, civilian ammunition, unauthorized attachment, or other unapproved civilian equipment while performing official duties.
Legal Effect
Every duty item must be approved and traceable through department inventory or an express written exception.
Application
- A personal Tier 1 pistol is not a duty pistol.
- Emergency use of an immediately available item to preserve life may be reviewed under necessity but does not create routine approval.
Regulatory Provision
Ammunition Accountability
Rule
Government ammunition shall be issued in recorded quantities appropriate to the assignment, and use, loss, recovery, and return shall be documented according to department procedure.
Legal Effect
Unexplained shortages require administrative review and may support investigation where facts justify it.
Application
- Every firearm discharge must be documented under use-of-force policy.
- Unused ammunition returns to inventory where supported.
Regulatory Provision
Training Issue
Rule
Training firearms and ammunition may be issued only for scheduled instruction under an authorized instructor at an approved location.
Legal Effect
Training issue does not authorize operational use or removal from the training environment.
Application
- Certification records shall identify the training completed.
- Live and inert equipment should remain distinguishable.
Regulatory Provision
Operation-Specific Issue
Rule
Command or the designated armory authority may approve additional listed equipment for a documented high-risk operation when department policy permits it.
Legal Effect
The authorization shall identify the operation, personnel, equipment, approving authority, and return deadline.
Application
- Blanket permanent approvals are not operation-specific.
- The approval cannot override law or certification requirements.
Regulatory Provision
Return of Equipment
Rule
Issued firearms, ammunition, attachments, and controlled equipment shall be returned when the shift, assignment, certification, suspension, employment, or operational need ends.
Legal Effect
Failure or inability to return requires an immediate report and inventory status change.
Application
- Hospitalization may delay physical return but not reporting.
- Command cannot erase the outstanding item record.
Regulatory Provision
Firearm Discharge Record
Rule
Every government firearm discharge outside approved training shall create a use-of-force or discharge record identifying the member, weapon, ammunition, location, purpose, persons affected, and available evidence.
Legal Effect
Serious injury, critical incapacitation, or disputed discharge triggers the independent review required by department policy.
Application
- A justified discharge is still reported.
- The record does not predetermine criminal or administrative fault.
Regulatory Provision
Armory Reconciliation
Rule
The armory shall reconcile issued equipment against physical or supported inventory and audit records at each required interval.
Legal Effect
Missing, duplicated, mismatched, or unexplained equipment shall be restricted and reported before further issue.
Application
- The reconciliation cannot be bypassed by rank.
- Technical errors are corrected through auditable entries.
Title X10. Procurement, Import, and Supply
Title X
Places all government firearm supply through Eden Group and prevents equipment from appearing without an approved budget, order, shipment, and inventory receipt.
Government Procurement
Regulatory Provision
Eden Group Procurement Channel
Rule
Eden Group is the authorized launch-era procurement and import channel for government firearms, ammunition, uniforms, vehicles, and controlled equipment obtained from outside Eden's player economy.
Legal Effect
Eden Group supplies institutions and approved organizations; it does not create personal authority or bypass department controls.
Application
- A police order follows budget approval and receiving procedures.
- Civilian retail remains with the authorized dealer under Title IV.
Regulatory Provision
Procurement Request
Rule
A department procurement request shall identify the item, quantity, operational need, classification, budget source, receiving armory, and requesting and approving authorities.
Legal Effect
An incomplete or unauthorized request shall not create inventory.
Application
- Requests must distinguish patrol from SWAT equipment.
- Procurement cannot authorize an item forbidden by law.
Required Records
- request ID
- department
- items
- budget
- approvals
- status
Regulatory Provision
Budget Approval
Rule
No government firearm order shall proceed without a lawful available appropriation or other published funding authority.
Legal Effect
Department command cannot create money or inventory through an armory adjustment.
Application
- Emergency procurement requires separate emergency authority.
- Budget approval does not replace equipment classification.
Regulatory Provision
Shipment Creation
Rule
Approved items enter Eden through a documented Eden Group shipment that identifies the order, container or delivery, item quantities, and expected recipient.
Legal Effect
Staff facilitation of physical spawning is an implementation of the shipment record, not an independent source of goods.
Application
- Nothing is spawned without a matching authorized shipment.
- A discrepancy is recorded before acceptance.
Regulatory Provision
Transport and Delivery
Rule
Controlled shipments shall be transported by Eden Group or an authorized logistics provider using the security, custody, and delivery controls assigned to the shipment.
Legal Effect
A logistics worker receives custody for delivery only and gains no right to use, divert, or retain the contents.
Application
- Player-run logistics may participate when formally authorized.
- Ordinary delivery jobs cannot handle firearms.
Regulatory Provision
Receipt into Inventory
Rule
The receiving armory shall verify item identity, serials, quantity, condition, and order match before adding a shipment to usable government inventory.
Legal Effect
Unverified or excess items remain quarantined and unavailable for issue.
Application
- Receipt creates each government firearm record.
- Shortages and damage are reported to procurement.
Regulatory Provision
No Direct Personal Procurement
Rule
No official, officer, employee, or contractor may order a government firearm for personal delivery or convert a procurement order into personal property.
Legal Effect
Government funds and supply authority exist only for institutional purposes.
Application
- Gifts and unofficial samples are not permitted.
- A personally funded purchase does not bypass civilian category limits.
Regulatory Provision
Shortage, Recall, and Supply Interruption
Rule
Eden Group or the Government may document a shortage, safety recall, delayed shipment, or supply interruption and restrict affected inventory prospectively.
Legal Effect
A recall must identify the affected items, effective time, handling instructions, and replacement or return process.
Application
- Shortage does not authorize unapproved substitutes.
- Departments must operate within available lawful inventory.
Title XI11. Administration, Systems, and Audit
Title XI
Requires every licensing, dealer, armory, and registry action to be attributable, reviewable, and resilient across the website, game server, bots, and future MDT.
System Controls
Regulatory Provision
Single Source of Truth
Rule
The central Eden Registry shall be the single source of truth for firearm licenses, ownership, government inventory, restrictions, and status across the game server, website, phone, MDT, dealer, and bots.
Legal Effect
Connected systems shall query or synchronize from the central record and shall not maintain conflicting independent authority.
Application
- A dealer rejects a revoked license even if a cached card says active.
- Systems must fail safely when authoritative status cannot be verified.
Regulatory Provision
Identity Verification
Rule
Every license, purchase, issue, surrender, seizure, return, and disposition action shall be bound to the verified Eden character and account identifiers required by the system.
Legal Effect
Display names and verbal claims cannot replace a verified identity match.
Application
- Undercover identities require their own lawful system rules later.
- Administrative users remain attributable to their real audit identity.
Regulatory Provision
Transaction Logs
Rule
Dealer and armory systems shall record every approval, denial, issue, return, ammunition transaction, manual adjustment, and failed verification with timestamp and actor.
Legal Effect
No transaction may be silently removed or backdated.
Application
- Sensitive details remain role-restricted.
- Logs should be available to authorized auditors and courts.
Regulatory Provision
Classification Data
Rule
The classification schedule shall be stored as structured data containing exact item identifiers, allowed tier, government role, ammunition, attachments, status, and effective dates.
Legal Effect
Website text, dealer checks, armory permissions, and MDT results should derive from the same schedule.
Application
- Updating the schedule requires authorization and validation.
- An item cannot belong to conflicting active categories.
Regulatory Provision
Safety Hold and Recall
Rule
An authorized administrator may place a temporary safety hold on a specific item identifier or serial when a technical defect, duplication, exploit, or classification error creates immediate risk.
Legal Effect
A safety hold prevents transaction or issue but is not a finding of player guilt and must be reviewed promptly.
Application
- The hold reason and scope are logged.
- Criminal enforcement still requires a written offense and evidence.
Regulatory Provision
Audit and Correction
Rule
Authorized auditors may review compliance and correct proven technical or clerical errors through a reasoned, timestamped, non-destructive correction entry.
Legal Effect
Correction authority cannot be used to rewrite history, manufacture authorization, or conceal misconduct.
Application
- The previous and corrected values remain visible to authorized reviewers.
- Material disputes follow the appeal process.
Regulatory Provision
Access Roles
Rule
System access shall be limited to the least information and action required for the user's authorized role.
Legal Effect
Dealer, patrol, armory, command, court, and audit roles shall not automatically share unrestricted powers.
Application
- A dealer verifies eligibility but need not see unrelated police intelligence.
- A patrol officer cannot edit ownership history.
Regulatory Provision
Continuity and Outage
Rule
When the authoritative firearm system is unavailable, new sales, new issue, license changes, and permanent dispositions pause unless a documented emergency continuity procedure expressly authorizes a limited action.
Legal Effect
An outage cannot be used as permission to guess or bypass a restriction.
Application
- Already issued emergency equipment may remain under documented custody.
- Queued records must reconcile after restoration.
Title XII12. License Restriction, Suspension, and Revocation
Title XII
Defines exact effects, decision authority, notice, emergency safeguards, and tier-specific outcomes for adverse license action.
Administrative Actions
Regulatory Provision
Available License Actions
Rule
A firearm license may be restricted, suspended, revoked, allowed to expire, or accepted as surrendered only under written authority and through the published process.
Legal Effect
Each action shall identify the affected tier and exact legal effects.
Application
- A warning is not a suspension unless the registry status changes lawfully.
- Police seizure does not automatically revoke a license.
Regulatory Provision
Emergency Temporary Suspension
Rule
An authorized court or official may impose a temporary emergency suspension where written law permits and supported facts show an immediate firearm-related danger or a technical integrity threat requiring prompt action.
Legal Effect
The action is temporary, narrow, logged, and subject to prompt review; emergency language cannot become indefinite revocation.
Application
- The order states its end or review time.
- Suspicion without supported facts is insufficient.
Regulatory Provision
Restricted Status
Rule
A restricted license remains valid only for the activities, firearms, locations, times, or conditions expressly shown in the registry and controlling order.
Legal Effect
Every institution shall enforce the stated restriction and no unstated restriction.
Application
- Purchase may be blocked while possession for surrender remains allowed.
- A location restriction does not imply revocation.
Regulatory Provision
Tier-Specific Action
Rule
An action shall affect only Tier 1, only Tier 2, or both, as expressly stated and lawfully supported.
Legal Effect
No system may automatically treat Tier 2 as including Tier 1 or cascade an action solely because of tier numbering.
Application
- A shotgun-specific violation may support Tier 2 action.
- Broader danger findings may support both when the authority permits and the decision explains why.
Regulatory Provision
Notice and Opportunity to Challenge
Rule
Except where a valid emergency process applies, the holder shall receive notice of proposed adverse action, the factual basis, cited authority, intended effect, and reasonable opportunity to respond.
Legal Effect
A final decision remains appealable through the published route.
Application
- The government bears the applicable burden.
- Protected silence or request for counsel is not evidence of unfitness.
Regulatory Provision
Effect of Suspension
Rule
During suspension, the affected tier authorizes no acquisition, carry, transport, access, or use except the minimum conduct required for lawful surrender or another express order.
Legal Effect
Registered firearms remain owned by the holder unless separately seized or forfeited, but possession must comply with the surrender direction.
Application
- Suspension is temporary unless converted through lawful process.
- Other unaffected tiers remain governed by their own status.
Regulatory Provision
Effect of Revocation
Rule
Revocation terminates the affected license tier and requires disposition of firearms and ammunition in that category through the lawful surrender, forfeiture, or other published process.
Legal Effect
Revocation does not silently transfer title to the government; forfeiture requires separate authority.
Application
- The registry records the effective time.
- Future reapplication depends on any published eligibility bar.
Regulatory Provision
Expiration and Surrender
Rule
An expired or voluntarily surrendered license provides no authority for future acquisition or carry, and the holder shall follow the published transition procedure for affected property.
Legal Effect
Voluntary surrender of a license is not by itself an admission of crime or basis for forfeiture.
Application
- The person receives a record of surrender.
- Renewal after expiration is a new authorization decision.
Regulatory Provision
Restoration
Rule
A suspended or restricted license returns to active status only when the registry records satisfaction, expiration, reversal, or lawful modification of the controlling action.
Legal Effect
Possession of a favorable paper or verbal assurance does not restore authority before the registry is updated or a controlling order is verified.
Application
- Restoration is tier-specific.
- Returned firearms require a separate eligibility and status check.
Title XIII13. Seizure, Safekeeping, Forfeiture, and Return
Title XIII
Keeps temporary safety control, evidence custody, administrative surrender, and permanent loss legally distinct.
Custody of Firearms
Regulatory Provision
Temporary Safety Securing
Rule
Police may temporarily secure a firearm during a lawful encounter when reasonably necessary to control an immediate safety risk.
Legal Effect
Temporary securing is not evidentiary seizure, license suspension, or forfeiture and the firearm shall be returned when the safety basis ends unless separate authority applies.
Application
- The action must be proportionate to the encounter.
- A record is required when custody continues beyond the encounter.
Regulatory Provision
Safekeeping
Rule
Police, EMS, hospital personnel, or another authorized custodian may transfer a firearm into documented safekeeping when its holder is critically incapacitated, hospitalized, missing, or unable to secure it.
Legal Effect
Safekeeping protects the property and public; it does not imply wrongdoing or government ownership.
Application
- The custodian records what was received and from where.
- Police custody may be used where hospital storage is not approved.
Regulatory Provision
Evidence Seizure
Rule
A firearm may be seized as evidence only under a warrant, valid exception, arrest-related authority, abandonment, consent, or another Eden Legal Code basis.
Legal Effect
Evidence status and chain of custody shall be recorded, and seizure scope cannot exceed the authority relied upon.
Application
- A firearm related to a shooting may be seized with lawful probable cause.
- License status alone does not justify searching unrelated property.
Regulatory Provision
Administrative Surrender
Rule
A person whose license expires, is suspended, is revoked, or becomes restricted shall surrender affected firearms and ammunition when and as directed by the controlling notice or order.
Legal Effect
Surrender places the property in documented custody but does not by itself create criminal guilt or permanent forfeiture.
Application
- The receipt identifies each surrendered item.
- Only the affected categories are surrendered unless broader authority applies.
Regulatory Provision
Return of Firearm
Rule
A firearm held for safety, evidence, or administrative reasons shall be returned when the legal basis for custody ends and the claimant's identity, ownership, license, firearm status, and any court conditions permit return.
Legal Effect
A denial or delay of return shall identify the continuing authority and review route.
Application
- Evidence may remain held through a pending case.
- A stolen firearm returns to the lawful registered owner, not the possessor from whom recovered.
Regulatory Provision
Forfeiture Requires Separate Authority
Rule
Permanent forfeiture of a firearm requires a final court order, valid accepted plea, uncontested statutory process, or another express legal authority that specifically reaches the property.
Legal Effect
Seizure, arrest, conviction, license revocation, or government dislike does not automatically transfer ownership.
Application
- The order identifies each firearm or category forfeited.
- Third-party ownership claims receive the published process.
Regulatory Provision
Destruction and Disposal
Rule
A forfeited, unsafe, prohibited, or abandoned firearm may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of only after final authority, required notice, evidence retention, and registry reconciliation are complete.
Legal Effect
Destruction shall be irreversible in the game and permanent in status history.
Application
- Evidence is not destroyed while required for a case or appeal.
- No official may privately take a firearm marked for destruction.
Regulatory Provision
Custody Receipt and Chain
Rule
Every non-momentary firearm custody event shall generate a receipt or record identifying the firearm, serial, prior custodian, new custodian, legal basis, time, location, and status.
Legal Effect
A missing record weakens the government's ability to justify continued custody and may affect evidence admissibility under the ELC.
Application
- Transfers between evidence lockers remain logged.
- Technical custody events reconcile to the central registry.
Title XIV14. Implementation, Review, and Amendment
Title XIV
Keeps Version 1 intentionally limited while requiring future expansion to be written, validated, and prospective.
Implementation
Regulatory Provision
Version 1 Civilian Framework
Rule
Version 1 authorizes only Tier 1 pistols, Tier 2 shotguns, and purchases through the single government-authorized NPC dealer.
Legal Effect
No private firearm dealer, private transfer market, civilian rifle tier, or government-contractor license exists unless later enacted and published.
Application
- The simplicity is deliberate for launch.
- Future systems do not exist merely because they were discussed.
Regulatory Provision
Approved Item Schedule Required Before Launch
Rule
Before the Act is operational, Eden shall publish the exact pistol, revolver, shotgun, ammunition, government-weapon, and attachment item identifiers recognized by each category.
Legal Effect
Generic category text does not authorize an unlisted Workshop item.
Application
- The schedule should be generated from structured data.
- Classification conflicts must fail validation.
Regulatory Provision
System Readiness
Rule
The dealer, registry, licensing, armory, seizure, and audit systems shall not be represented as operational until they enforce the controlling provisions reliably.
Legal Effect
A document may be in force while a feature remains unavailable, but unavailable mechanics cannot be bypassed manually without continuity authority.
Application
- Launch notices should identify enabled features.
- Placeholder UI must not create fake legal records.
Regulatory Provision
Prospective Amendment
Rule
New license tiers, civilian firearm categories, private dealers, transfers, manufacturing, repair businesses, or procurement roles require an officially enacted and published amendment with an effective date.
Legal Effect
No person may be punished under an amendment for earlier conduct that was not prohibited when it occurred.
Application
- The old version remains available for historical cases.
- Cross-references and data validation are updated with the amendment.
Regulatory Provision
Scheduled Review
Rule
Government shall review this Act after launch data is available to identify unclear text, unsupported mechanics, safety failures, inaccessible procedures, and unnecessary restrictions.
Legal Effect
Review does not suspend the Act and recommendations are not law until enacted.
Application
- Players, police, courts, and businesses may submit evidence-based proposals.
- Administrative convenience alone does not justify unwritten enforcement.
Regulatory Provision
Severability
Rule
If a section or application of this Act is held invalid, unsupported, or unenforceable, the remaining sections continue unless they cannot operate consistently without it.
Legal Effect
The reviewing authority shall identify the precise affected language rather than voiding unrelated provisions.
Application
- Technical invalidity and legal invalidity should be distinguished.
- Any replacement applies prospectively.
Regulatory Provision
Effective Publication
Rule
This Act becomes enforceable only when published in the authoritative Eden Documentation Library with its version, status, effective time, complete sections, and accessible search and citation data.
Legal Effect
A draft, private message, development discussion, or unpublished file is not enforceable law.
Application
- EFA citations refer to this publication.
- The library version is authoritative.
No sections match this search.
One Registry, Written Authority
Mechanical possession never replaces legal authorization.
Every civilian sale, government issue, seizure, return, and status change is tied to a written rule and an auditable record. When the law does not authorize an action, no institution may invent that authority.