“So some states have what are often referred to as Red Flag Laws or extreme risk protection orders which enable a judge to temporarily take away the guns of individuals who have demonstrated in some way to be threats to themselves or others,” said Associate Professor of American politics at Case Western, Matt Lacombe. [More]
Yeah, just look at the difference not being “allowed” to have guns makes in Chicago and Baltimore!
Same goes for this prior restraint idiot…
[Via JG]
Interesting that they bring this up in the aftermath of the Lewiston, Maine, shooting.
That guy was reportedly committed to a mental hospital for two weeks. Would that not make him a “prohibited person”?
And if Maine had had a “Red Flag”/ERPO law, somebody has to make that complaint, and I’ve seen no indication he had anyone in his life that could or would.
IOW, a lot of noise about more “gun control” laws that would have done nothing to stop the tragedy that started the conversation. As usual.
Maine does have a red flag law, but only doctors and cops can invoke it, not relatives. They didn’t.