Lindsey Graham To Write Bill Backing Red Flag Laws

By Tom Knighton

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While I’ve never been a fan of Lindsey Graham as a Senator, I did enjoy watching him get fired up during the Kavanaugh hearings. The South Carolina Republican was as feisty as I’ve ever seen him and I was looking upon him with newfound respect.

Too bad that didn’t last.

After all, I find it difficult to back any lawmaker who is willing to back red flag laws. However, in Graham’s defense, he does claim to care about a few things that other red flag bills don’t.

Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham told BuzzFeed News he will start crafting legislation next week to expand police powers to preemptively seize firearms from people believed to be a danger to themselves or others.

Graham is angling to get bipartisan support for his bill, and has been in discussions with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Neither would outline specifics Thursday beyond saying it will be an original piece of legislation. Graham said work on hammering out the contents of the bill will begin next week.

Despite a string of mass shootings in recent years, Congress has not taken action on any significant new gun control measures, only authorizing funding to improve …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms