Red Flag Laws: Discussion of Matt Gaetz' opinions in Congress.

‘Red flag’ laws allow authorities to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others, without having been convicted of a crime, violating the right to due process.

Mehmet Oz – better known as Dr. Oz – who just won his Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary and is backed by former President Donald Trump, expressed his hope in a 2019 interview that ‘red flag’ laws would be implemented and potentially lead to an anonymous call-in system for people to report concerns over others’ social media posts.

Which is insane, of course.

Gaetz, during the debate in the House Judiciary Committee last week, explains what he feels the problem is with Republicans who support ‘red flag’ laws.

“Let the message from this committee hearing to Republican senators be astonishingly clear,” he warned. “If you back red flag laws as some reflexive response to some emotion that you have, you betray your voters.”

“You are a traitor to the Constitution, the Second Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, you do nothing to make mass shootings less likely.”"

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/rep-matt-gaetz-lays-waste-to-republicans-who-support-red-flag-gun-laws-youre-a-traitor-to-the-constitution/?

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BizSuitStacy · M

Red flag laws are anti Constitutional and ripe for abuse. I remember when Trump said he supports them which ticked me off, though I still support him.

4meAndyou · F

@BizSuitStacy And yet we have the "see something/say something" recommendations on crazy internet posts and terrorists.

This is a good thing to discuss, because it will help us to define parameters.

The way things stand now, people who post online that they are going to shoot up a school can be snitched upon...and I certainly think that's a good thing.

A terrorist who posts that he is going to kill all infidels and is making a bomb is fair game, IMO.

However, there is SO MUCH room for abuse here.

This is the kind of thing where a pissed off ex-wife picks up the phone and tells the police that the ex has a gun and she thinks he might be dangerous and shouldn't have a gun...

And then the police come and confiscate his weapon, and he can never get a license for a gun again....and might even spend a day or two in the mental hospital.