D.C. Officials Working Hard to Pump Up ‘Red Flag’ Gun Confiscations

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Such petitions for extreme risk protection orders have been filed 51 times since the D.C. Council passed the law in December 2018, 13 of which came from police, according to a review of D.C. Superior Court records and data from the D.C. Attorney General’s Office. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) said that low figure suggests that many … Read more

Swearer: This is What a Good Red Flag Law Would Look Like

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The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. The danger of red-flag laws is not in the idea itself, but in the way many states have implemented laws that neglect any meaningful sense of due process and that fail to provide necessary safeguards against abuse or misuse. We must ensure not just that dangerous people … Read more