Posted on 02/09/2019 11:25:28 AM PST by Skywise
In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and courts are issuing an unprecedented number of seizure orders across the country.
Supporters say these “red flag” laws are among the most promising tools to reduce the nearly 40,000 suicides and homicides by firearm each year in the U.S. Gun advocates, though, say such measures undermine their constitutional rights and can result in people being stripped of their weapons on false or vindictive accusations.
Nine states have passed laws over the past year allowing police or household members to seek court orders requiring people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns, bringing the total to 14. Several more are likely to follow in the months ahead.
More than 1,700 orders allowing guns to be seized for weeks, months or up to a year were issued in 2018 by the courts after they determined the individuals were a threat to themselves or others, according to data from several states obtained by The Associated Press. The actual number is probably much higher since the data was incomplete and didn’t include California.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
But they are taking your rights to your property
What good is land that you can’t use it for anything?
But the local or county government will still collect the same amount of annual property taxes on it as well.
“However the town changes that zoning from 1 acre per house to 5 acres per house, now you can only build 6 homes on that land.”
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So you move to another town with less restrictive zoning laws.
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We know that, but the courts don’t see it that way. It’s up to the owner to prove they’ve suffered a financial loss, at least in my area.
You’re right about the taxes - those don’t go down, although the various ways one can use their property have been diminished.
No mention of gary willis in the article. Killed in MD during confiscation.
Court records kept closed to “privacy” as in family court for certain divorce records.
MD laws also allow cops to petition for the seizure.
Think about that - cop request in secret court to seize your guns.
Got tyranny?
I believe it! Confiscation will be used by gun hostile Departments to harrass gun owners. Getting guns back after they are taken will be rough.
“household members to seek court orders requiring people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns,”
knives
baseball bats
Screwdrivers
Nail guns
drills
lamps
ashtrays
chainsaws
rocks
lighters
poison
pillows
etc....
>Better inventory your firearms. Which ones have a paper trail and >which ones don’t.
Almost all of my 37 firearms do not have a paper trail but under the law are still legal.
>So someone should mug Cortez? :)
Replace mug with a more harsh action.
The movement got a big boost after mass shootings committed by people who were legally allowed to purchase weapons despite everyone who knew them claiming, "He was crazy and never should have been allowed to own guns! We all knew something like this would happen!"
"Red flag" laws were only a matter of time.
Wait. Lawmakers are spending their sessions watching "Minority Report" again?
“So you move to another town with less restrictive zoning laws.”
wow.
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