You may be right, I too believe these policies could catch some. For example the Dayton shooter’s mom reported him to authorities. But it is not clear what went wrong. She was likely told that there was nothing they could do, that would change with these red flag policies in place. But Gorka also has a valid point, if the police do not follow up with a mental health review and setting up an isolation from ALL WEAPONS, then they share liability with the man for his subsequent violent behavior.
I do not believe as a society we have the nerve to do this right, but with the above and a meaningful means to counter the damage this policy will do to our individual freedom in the event the law is applied in error. We hen it should by tried on a small scale.
> For example the Dayton shooter’s mom reported him to authorities.
From what I read her lawyer said that she called, didn’t give her name, and asked if she could do anything because she felt he was to immature.