GOA Speaks Out Against ‘Red Flag Laws’

By Tom Knighton

The killer in the Parkland massacre sent up a lot of red flags. There were problems all along the way, a dozen places where he could have been stopped if the authorities had done their job. But they didn’t and 17 kids died.

As a result, there’s been a push to enact “red flag laws” that will enable authorities to seize firearms of people exhibiting behaviors that the authorities believe may signal someone might commit an atrocity like this.

However, the Gun Owners of America takes some exception to this.

In an emailed statement to Bearing Arms:

GOA Speaks Out Against Gun Confiscation Orders

Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is rallying against Gun Confiscation Orders, which are fraudulently referred to as “red-flag laws” or “extreme violence protective orders.”

“Gun Confiscation Orders would allow police or angry relatives to convene a secret star-chamber proceeding and get permission to ransack [a gun owner’s] house and seize [his or her] guns without any due process whatsoever,” Michael Hammond, Legislative Counsel for GOA said.

According to Hammond, this measure would fail to keep mass shooters, like the Parkland shooter, from getting firearms.

“School disciplinary officials and police came in contact with [the Parkland shooter] almost …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms