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red flag laws
In the United States, a red flag law is a gun control law that permits police (and, in some states, family members, coworkers, and others) to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who they believe may present a danger to others or themselves. A judge makes the determination to issue the order based on statements and actions made by the gun owner in question, family members, co-workers or others. Refusal to comply with the order is punishable as a criminal offense. After a set time, the guns are returned to the person from whom they were seized unless another court hearing extends the period of confiscation.Orders issued under "red flag" laws, also called risk-based gun removal laws, are known by several names, including Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) (in Oregon, Washington, Maryland, Vermont, and Colorado); Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Orders (ERFPO) (in New Mexico); Risk Protection Orders (in Florida); Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) (in California); risk warrants (in Connecticut); and Proceedings for the Seizure and Retention of a Firearm (in Indiana). As of 2021, 19 states and the District of Columbia have enacted some form of red-flag law. The specifics of the laws, and the degree to which they are utilized, vary from state to state.
New York Supreme Court Nukes Democrat's Red Flag Laws, Includes Biting Message
"It can not be stated clearly enough that the Second Amendment is not a second class right, nor should it ever be treated as such."...
Long story short... I pissed off an unstable person who has threatened me... in the past this person has made BS claims to authorities about me and/or my family. All of which came out to be BS, but not without the hassle... and of course, said loser is never held accountable for falsely accusing...
OK , this will be kinda lengthy but hang in there because this needs to get out. A couple of weeks ago at the Centralia gun show. I talked to the first person that I personally know of that has wrongfully fell victim to the abuse of the red flag laws. This gentle man lives in rural Thurston...
So with the new Red Flag law, (dumb question but.....) Do you think there are folks out there trolling firearms forums either trying to goad someone into publicly posting some kind of "threat" or just looking for someone that happened to post something that could be construed as a threat that...