Nikki Goeser, The CPRC's Senior Fellow, has a new op-ed at Townhall. Red flag laws are not necessary to prevent dangerous people from having guns. These laws are unconstitutional, as they put the accused in a position of being assumed guilty until proven innocent....
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Why the Red Flag Law would have made no Difference in the Maine Mass Murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFIiP9wb7VY "My biggest takeaway is that we need Democrats who act with courage, that not only say that they’re going to act on this issue but actually act on it when they say that they care about it. I was in Maine just about four...
Why Due Process is Important in Red Flag Laws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ondanQBzw0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNhzfeq3-rw “A married Pennsylvania state trooper was arrested after allegedly falsely committing his ex-girlfriend to a mental health facility and assaulting the woman, prosecutors...
The Number of Red Flag cases filed in New York increased by 1,057% over the last year, and police departments are overwhelmed by the number of seized guns
Is this the future for Red Flag laws in other states? Even though "two [New York] state Supreme Court justices have ruled [red flag laws as] unconstitutional," since an executive order by Governor Kathy Hochul in May 2022, the number of extreme risk protection orders...
At the Federalist: No, Biden’s Push For Red-Flag Laws Won’t Keep Anyone Safer
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Red-flag laws do nothing but put innocent people at risk. If a person is really a danger to himself or others, confiscating guns isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to cause...
Explaining the Errors in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the Problems with Red Flag Laws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9zESruhUbI Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) questions Dr. John Lott about the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) errors and the problems with Red Flag Laws. More information on the errors in the NICS system is...