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SunSentinel 1-5-19
Sen. Marco Rubio pushes federal red-flag bill on firearms
Sen. Marco Rubio pushes federal red-flag bill on firearms
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is reintroducing a bill that seeks to encourage states to pass red-flag laws that would make it easier for courts to disarm dangerous people.
The measure has garnered bipartisan support in the wake of the Feb. 14 Parkland massacre that left 17 people dead.
Florida state lawmakers passed a red-flag law after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Rubio's bill, reintroduced on Thursday, would provide federal funding to help other states implement similar laws.
Florida's law allows law enforcement to petition a court to bar dangerous people from purchasing or possessing guns.
Rubio first introduced the bill in March, but it did not pass. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson also supported the bill. Nelson lost his re-election bid to outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who signed Florida's measure into state law.
A dozen states have laws allowing either law enforcement, family members or mental health workers to seek a court order disarming a dangerous person, according to the Giffords Law Center, an organization that advocates for tighter restrictions on guns.
Democratic Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed and independent Maine Sen. Angus King are also sponsoring the bill.
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Now the right is turning against us and is happy about it. With the DEMS taking the house and the RINO's in office we do not stand a chance. There is going to be some changes and not for the good I am afraid.
You may agree that this sounds good in theory but when your rights are stripped before you commit a crime something is wrong. Can you say Minority Report anyone!
Sen. Marco Rubio pushes federal red-flag bill on firearms
Sen. Marco Rubio pushes federal red-flag bill on firearms
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is reintroducing a bill that seeks to encourage states to pass red-flag laws that would make it easier for courts to disarm dangerous people.
The measure has garnered bipartisan support in the wake of the Feb. 14 Parkland massacre that left 17 people dead.
Florida state lawmakers passed a red-flag law after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Rubio's bill, reintroduced on Thursday, would provide federal funding to help other states implement similar laws.
Florida's law allows law enforcement to petition a court to bar dangerous people from purchasing or possessing guns.
Rubio first introduced the bill in March, but it did not pass. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson also supported the bill. Nelson lost his re-election bid to outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who signed Florida's measure into state law.
A dozen states have laws allowing either law enforcement, family members or mental health workers to seek a court order disarming a dangerous person, according to the Giffords Law Center, an organization that advocates for tighter restrictions on guns.
Democratic Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed and independent Maine Sen. Angus King are also sponsoring the bill.
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Now the right is turning against us and is happy about it. With the DEMS taking the house and the RINO's in office we do not stand a chance. There is going to be some changes and not for the good I am afraid.
You may agree that this sounds good in theory but when your rights are stripped before you commit a crime something is wrong. Can you say Minority Report anyone!
