They want us to oppose this. The idea of passing a bill with bi-partisan support terrifies them. So, red-flags were actually not a bad concept, so they had to go and poison pill it. Now if you’re opposed to red flag laws, you’re a racist, and to hell with the first TWO amendments, not to mention the 4th, 5th and 14th.
See #68. Quote attributed to Stalin: “Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.”