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It’s Time to Retire the Term “Red Flag Law”
The catchy nickname stigmatizes individuals with mental health disabilities and mischaracterizes the way these evidence-based laws operate.
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According to the organization (Coalition to Stop Gun Violence ) that STARTED all this illegal cr*p, "red flag" is a term that jeopardizes the policy's impact. Really? Maybe ask the poor individual that had their constitutional rights violated?
"But as these laws have become more mainstream, the question of what to call them has become more important — and the term "red flag law" has become more troubling. Over time — especially after many conversations with our allies in the mental health community — it has become clear that the term "red flag law" is not just a memorable, innocuous nickname. It is a term that has the potential to alienate marginalized groups. And by mischaracterizing the way these laws operate, "red flag" is a term that jeopardizes the policy's impact. "
Dan
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