[Texas Fossil]

According to the spokesman, Willis put his firearm down to read the ERPO but then, apparently recognizing that it wasn’t a legal search warrant issued by a judge in accordance with protections guaranteed to him by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution but instead was issued by a local judge under Maryland’s newly minted “red flag” law, he retrieved his firearm.

The spokesman said that Willis “became irate.” In the melee that followed, one of the firearms carried either by one of the officers or by Willis, went off. One of the officers then pulled his own sidearm and shot Willis dead.

Family members told Capital Gazette reporters that a distant relative had requested the ERPO the day before, due to an “incident” that occurred at his residence. The details of the “incident” remain unclear at this writing, but the backpedaling by the police chief began almost immediately.

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Resistance to Maryland’s newly minted and unconstitutional “red flag” laws, as Gary Willis found out early Monday morning, was not only futile but fatal.

Resistance to Red Flag Laws Cost This Gun Owner His Life

[walkingdead]

All, the link provided by texas fossil is an excellent read.

[Mark17]

I wish they wouldn’t call it Red Flag. That is the term used by the USAF, at Nellis AFB, NV. It is the USAF version of Top Gun. Just my opinion, but I think they bring dishonor to the phrase.