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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
One problem i see with this August is that the weapon confiscation is without due process. What if someone is angry with someone or has an ax to grind and without cause or exercising malice or extreme prejudice decides to call the police to say someone is a danger to themselves and their community.
The authorities may end up taking weapons that never should have been taken in the first place. If on the other hand, someone is a legitimate dangers, by all means : secure : their weapons and as you said, diffuse the situation and get them the help they need.
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I don't like them because of the lack of due process either for the very reasons you mention but I also think that the very idea of red flag laws themselves are faulty. A person is considered to be dangerous enough to disarm but not dangerous enough to even monitor afterward? It doesn't make sense.