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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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.
Yes, we have no bananas.
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-
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.
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...
How about a bumpstock ban, at least. O wait.
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