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No, Biden's Push For Red-Flag Laws Won't Keep Anyone Safer
The Federalist ^ | 02/22/23 | Dr. John R. Lott

Posted on 02/22/2023 9:40:44 AM PST by VictimsRightsPro2a

If a person is really a danger to himself or others, confiscating guns isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to cause harm. But advocates of “red flag” laws want people to believe that simply taking away someone’s legally-owned guns means the problem is solved.

Last week, the Biden administration announced it was using part of the $1.8 trillion massive spending bill passed after last year’s election to give $231 million to states that enact red-flag laws and push other gun-control policies. After last week’s mass public shooting at Michigan State University, gun-control advocates from Michael Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action were again touting red-flag laws as the solution. Michigan legislators also see the attack as a chance to pass the law.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; confiscating; confiscatingguns; cprc; guns; johnlott; rkba

1 posted on 02/22/2023 9:40:44 AM PST by VictimsRightsPro2a
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

It seems there have been quite a few cases where the police had someone on their watch list, aka same as a red flag warning, and they ignored them until they started shooting.


2 posted on 02/22/2023 9:45:30 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Yes, we have no bananas.


3 posted on 02/22/2023 9:46:09 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

isn’t it ‘funny’ how all the left’s policies make us neither safer nor more independent? Red Flag laws punish law abiding, not criminals-


4 posted on 02/22/2023 9:57:08 AM PST by Bob434
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a
"Red Flag" orders are running about 350 per year in this State. The trend has been slowly upward since the laws were passed.

95% of those orders are granted in only one city (the State Capital). Outside that city, only a handful of orders have been granted.

Police departments request 90% of the orders, and those are almost always granted. Family members request 10% of the orders and those are granted about 70% of the time.

Other States appear to see different (and much greater) levels of activity.

5 posted on 02/22/2023 10:01:51 AM PST by flamberge (We don't get the government we vote for. We get the government we will tolerate.)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

These ANTI American SCUM sucking P O S Demon-rat politicians are the reason why the founding fathers gave us the 2nd amendment.

True story...


6 posted on 02/22/2023 10:06:14 AM PST by afchief
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

How about a bumpstock ban, at least. O wait.


7 posted on 02/22/2023 11:00:39 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

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8 posted on 02/22/2023 6:38:32 PM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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