New Jersey’s New Red Flag Law Is Being Used On A Daily Basis

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Andy Wong, File

New Jersey’s new “red flag” law allowing family members or law enforcement to request a hearing to remove a legal gun owner’s firearms from their possession is being used on a daily basis, according to a new report by WHYY. From September 1st, when the law took effect, to September 12th, judges approved 14 requests for Extreme Risk Protective Orders which allow for firearms to be seized from legal gun owners.

“That is an extremely high number,” said Alexander Roubian, president of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, who opposes the law.

Critics like Roubian have argued that it violates the rights of gun owners by forcing them to relinquish their weapons before they have had a chance to be heard by a judge.

“It’s literally modern-day witch hunt, where you can rat out on your neighbor and their property will be taken away,” he added.

The law allows family members or police to make a request to a court that a person’s guns and ammunition be removed because they pose a threat to themselves or public safety.

One thing we don’t know is how many applications there’ve been. Judges have signed off on 14 orders, but are there …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms