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Do President Biden's new gun actions infringe on the second amendment? It might be too soon to tell
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President Biden has announced plans for about half a dozen executive actions. Among them, he wants tighter regulations on buyers of ghost guns, or homemade firearms assembled from parts kits. He wants these treated under the Gun Control Act, and include a background check.
Other plans include a proposed rule regulating pistol-stabilizing braces. Biden said this was used in the Boulder, Colorado shooting last month, which left 10 people dead. He also urges states to adopt "Red Flag Laws," and will publish model legislation in the next two months. Red Flag Laws allow someone to petition a court to have weapons confiscated from someone who could be a danger to themselves or others. |
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"Red Flag Laws require that there be a court hearing and due process."
No, they categorically DO NOT.
They provide for a hearing AFTER the right has already been suspended. Due process requires an adversarial hearing during which the respondent can refute allegations and provide rebuttal evidence, BEFORE his rights are suspended.
The guarantee of due process exists to PREVENT the violation of rights; a hearing after the fact cannot satisfy that requirement, Q.E.D.
Non sequitur. |
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