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Gun Seizures Spike Nationally, as States Pass Laws Aimed at Curbing Mass Shootings
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David Williamson
Website: http://constitutionnetwork.com
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Courts are issuing an unprecedented number of orders to seize firearms from people they deem to be mentally ill or threats to others, following a rash of state-level legislation aimed at curbing mass shootings across the country. Even as conservatives sound the alarm about potential Second Amendment violations, supporters -- sometimes across party lines -- say these "red flag" laws are among the most promising tools to reduce the nearly 40,000 suicides and homicides by firearm each year in the country.
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jac
(2/11/2019)
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Just how many mass shootings have these laws prevented?
If you have credible evidence that someone is planning a mass shooting, you have other laws available without infringing on law abiding individuals that haven't committed any crimes.
This is the only law I can think of where you are guilty without a trial or having committed any crime. Armed robbers have more rights. |
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