Red flag law snags up guns
In Florida, 467 people have had their guns taken because of a new law that allows police to take guns from those who are deemed dangerous. I found this bit interesting:
“I think were doing this because it makes us feel safer, said attorney Kendra Parris, critical of the new law. Whats wrong with that, asked reporter Katie LaGrone. It violates the constitution, Parris said.
She believes after four-and-a-half months, Floridas version of the red flag law as its also known is starting to reveal some disturbing grey areas, specifically among individuals who don’t have histories of violence or mental illness.
These are individuals who are often exercising their first amendment rights online, who are protecting constitutionally protected speech online, she said. Maybe it was odious, maybe people didnt like it but they were hit with the risk protection order because of it.
Good for the attorney. This law is being abused.
July 31st, 2018 at 6:14 pm
And this is my shocked face.
And the left wonders why we won’t budge when it comes to our 2A rights. We compromise, they take advantage. Every. Single. Time.
July 31st, 2018 at 6:55 pm
What Jailer says, of course.
The law itself is abuse. In that recent Florida school shooting the perp had made threats, and there’s your crossing of “the line”. Threatening people is a crime. No extra law was required. The Democrat, Hillary supporter cops with ties to the FBI simply chose not to enfore existing law.
That too is a tactic– Allow violent crime to happen, then pass some shithead law, which is already written up and ready to go, as a result when emotions are high enough to get it through. Then repeat the process, meanwhile crime goes through the roof, making more shithead laws more likely to pass. Win win.
But we prefer to sit back and call them stupid, misguided, etc. while they run circles around us in broad daylight.
July 31st, 2018 at 7:44 pm
@Lyle, AND he was reported, “see something, say something” I think twice, to the FBI for making criminal threats on social media to shoot up the school and the FBI failed to act. There are no reports that anyone was held accountable. But laws are made to go after those not responsible!
July 31st, 2018 at 8:27 pm
Abuse was the whole point of the law.
July 31st, 2018 at 11:48 pm
WE didn’t compromise!
The ratfuck congressweasels ignored our wishes and did this in the name of doing SOMETHING.
Never mind that existing law would have stopped what they were reacting to, if only that law had been applied…
August 1st, 2018 at 12:20 am
“These are individuals who are often exercising their first amendment rights online, who are protecting constitutionally protected speech online, she said. Maybe it was odious, maybe people didnt like it but they were hit with the risk protection order because of it.”
Anybody got any cites on that?
August 1st, 2018 at 4:16 pm
Innocent citizens have a constitutional right to be dangerous.
I think we have the right to be kept safe from violent dangerous convicted criminals (e.g. prison, execution), but the Left disagrees with me.
August 1st, 2018 at 4:36 pm
The law is abuse.
August 1st, 2018 at 5:10 pm
I haven’t heard anything about the penalty for false claims made under this law. There are penalties for making false claims under this law, right? Right?
August 2nd, 2018 at 3:17 am
This is so wrong…
August 2nd, 2018 at 9:54 am
No Mike, I don’t think there is.
August 2nd, 2018 at 2:56 pm
Naturally, they are emphasizing the hardware they’ve seized instead of the people they’ve disarmed – I wonder why that is? /sarc It looks to me that if you don’t have the funds to hire a lawyer and go after them, you’re gonna get run over.