Op-Ed Suggests FL Red Flag Law Great Model, Ignores Reality

By Tom Knighton

Red flag laws are controversial in general. We all know the problems with these by now, particularly the lack of due process and the complete inability of the legislature to provide meaningful disincentives for false reporting. This is especially true of Florida’s red flag law, a measure passed in haste by a state body desperate to “do something” in the wake of Parkland.

However, it seems the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette thinks it would be a swell model for the rest of the nation.

The decision by an appeals court in Florida to uphold the constitutionality of a “red flag” law should give a boost to federal lawmakers leaning toward passing such legislation.

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The three-judge panel agreed that “the need to thwart the mayhem and carnage contemplated by would-be perpetrators does represent an urgent and compelling state interest.”

The Florida appellate decision should guide other states as well as the federal government to take this modest step toward saving lives.

Yeah, it’s not like there’s anything jacked up about Florida’s red flag laws. I mean, it’s not like are a bunch of children who are under red flag orders or anything, now are there?

First, let’s address the constitutionality of it really …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms