[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Concur.

If the accused is not allowed to face his accuser and force the accuser/government to prove the acquisitions beyond a reasonable doubt, the law or regulation is unconstitutional and illegal.

Accusers and government agencies that fail to obtain a conviction must be held liable for the accused’s legal fees, and subject to civil suit for slander, liable, and defamation of character.

[Bitman]

We live in a country where a ‘finger gun’ gesture is illegal. Good luck with any serious legal reform.

[Ancesthntr]

“Accusers and government agencies that fail to obtain a conviction must be held liable for the accused’s legal fees, and subject to civil suit for slander, liable, and defamation of character.”

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You’re correct, of course...and in the case of Red Flag laws (if they withstand court scrutiny), there would have to also be a mechanism to return - undamaged - all firearms, ammunition and accessories in an expeditious manner, and WITHOUT storage costs (because, after all, no one asks to have their own firearms seized and stored - it is involuntary, so why should someone have to pay for it, on top of all of that nonsense).

But, OTOH, expecting any kind of accountability on the part of government is a bit of a pipe dream.