“Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.
“No, no!” said the Queen. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards.”
“Stuff and nonsense!” said Alice loudly. “The idea of having the sentence first!”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
Divorces are often nasty. The new red flag laws will provide a field day in those cases. Score settling in general will also be the order of the day. The initial hearing is done without the knowledge of the gun owner and without his presence. The burden of proof to take away the weapons is the low preponderance of the evidence standard. To call this due process is absurd. Traditionally states have had orders of protection to deal with situations where a person is a threat to someone else with the courts usually having the power to order the removal of weapons after the order of protection is granted. Red flag laws often take this idea and applies it to the entire world, where complete strangers to gun owners are able to bring such cases to nullify second amendment rights.
Declaring someone a criminal without a crime, and confiscating their firearms. With the burden, legal defense and expense placed solely on their shoulders. Great.
In a Massachusetts gun safety course, the trainer told us: “If you carry, make sure the weapon is completely concealed and never seen. If it is they won’t send 1 police car, they’ll send 10, then charge you with being irresponsible and brandishing a weapon in public.”
Reg flag laws under these new rules will surely make the outcome worse.
Don:
Given the recent SCOTUS ruling, may we hope red flag laws have s short life?
Possibly, but Congress offered incentives for states to adopt red flag laws rather than mandating red flag laws on the states.