Plenty of GOP supporting crap like this around the country also.
This is being used as a fits-all for “doing something” about gun violence.
“You own guns!?!”
“You must be crazy!”
KNOCK KNOCK BOOM!
Most targetted people would be white males, pro-lifers, Christians, Trump supporters and those who wear MAGA hats.
We have such a law here in Florida. I would be interested in knowing how well it’s working. Haven’t heard of anyone who’s been denied their guns other than a couple of nuts who should have been in asylums. But maybe there’s more to it.
Polis will declare all heterosexuals as “dangerous” and “a threat”
He's only half right.
The hogs are hungry . . .
I can see it now:
“do you own a gun?”
“Why yes.”
“Then you must be crazy and we need to seize the guns from you.”
But, I can think of one group. Couples in the middle of a divorce. Guns can be one more thing they can fight about. Like accusing the soon to be ex of abuse.
Funny. Wanna bet they only target white men that voted Trump?
There have been cases of elderly people victimized by con artists, in which the cops make no attempt to catch the criminals, but instead refer the elderly to Adult Protective Services.
A social worker comes around asking lots of questions about finances, any guns in the home, etc.
This bill takes away about 4 Constitutional rights. The right of due process is gone. There is already laws and programs in place for people that problems. 55 Sheriffs sued the state over the last magazine law. One recall is started against a representative in Greeley but We have to wait 6 months to go after the governor.
Supposedly this law presumes that you are guilty until proven innocent...which if true will not survive a constitutional challenge........
I am really surprised that these “Red Flag” laws have not been challenged in the courts. IMHO, they are unconstitutional in several respects: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/19/red-flag-laws-strip-gun-rights-violate-constitution-column/526221002/
Any FReeper lawyers care to respond?
But in 2019, with thought crimes basically a thing, liking Trump or thinking we should have a secure border is now "crazy", and I fear for gun confiscation of people who hold different political opinions. And that sucks. Because I do not want guns in the hands of truly crazy, violent people. But I don't want the people that tend to hold seats of power in government nowadays deciding what is "crazy".
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I wonder if we’ll reach a point at which tens of thousands of citizens go “death wish.”