NC Bill Would Create Red Flag Law In State

By Tom Knighton

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The South isn’t a place known for embracing gun control. It’s not that it can’t happen, just that it’s not very likely to.

That includes things like red flag laws, which some supporters try to claim aren’t really gun control. How they can manage the mental contortions on that one is beyond me, but they do.

However, one southern state just had a bill introduced for just that.

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead wants the state to pass a law allowing courts to order firearms temporarily taken from people considered dangerous.

Birkhead lent his support Tuesday to House Bill 454, which would allow a family member or law enforcement agency to seek what’s known as an extreme risk protective order from a court to have guns taken from a person considered to a threat to themselves or others.

“It’s another tool for law enforcement to use to protect our communities,” Birkhead said at news conference Tuesday. “I’ve long advocated for smart gun legislation, giving us the tools we need to protect our citizens and our residents who live in our counties.”

Rep. Marcia Morey, a retired District Court judge from Durham, sponsored the same bill last year after …Read the Rest

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