Maine Reaches Compromise On ‘Red Flag’ Bill

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Michael Conroy

So-called Red Flag Laws are all the rage in anti-gun circles. Part of that is because, on the surface, they seem to address the problem of how to stop a mass shooting and how to disarm someone who hasn’t broken any laws before they can break laws.

However, the bills that have been proposed across the nation are all problematic to varying degrees. Most of them have little to no regard for due process. Further, there’s very little in them to dissuade people from using them to punish those they’re angry with.

As a result, gun rights activists cringe at the mere mention of them. So when I read that Maine had reached a compromise on such a measure, I was concerned.

The thing is, this may be a solid way to approach such a bill.

The rough language of a compromise measure that is expected to supplant a so-called “red flag” proposal by linking gun seizures to assessments of mental health conditions under existing Maine protective custody laws was released on Tuesday.

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On Tuesday, Senate Republicans office released a rough draft of a proposed compromise deal. It would beef up the state’s protective …Read the Rest

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