June 15, 2022
The perils of anti-democratic Red Flag Laws
By Rajan Laad
If a bipartisan Senate deal on guns is passed as a law, it will mark the most significant federal push ever for states to set up red-flag laws. This means a judge can order the seizure of firearms merely based on the suspicion that owners of firearms will use them to hurt themselves or others.
Under these proposed red-flag laws, family members, law enforcement officials, associates, doctors, etc. can petition a court to confiscate firearms for a period of time if they feel that person is a threat to themselves or others.
Currently, nineteen states and the District of Columbia have some form of this law on the books.
In states with no red flag laws, an individual has to be convicted of a felony or committed to a mental institution to lose the right to own firearms. Under red-flag laws, firearms can be seized temporarily without any criminal record or a history of mental illness
The proponents of these laws claim that law-abiding gun owners have nothing to fear. They also say that most shootings are done by mentally unstable people. Hence if a friend or a psychiatrist, or a family member can alert a judge about the potential of violence, a shootout can be prevented. Precious lives can be saved.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/the_perils_of_antidemocratic_red_flag_laws.html
