Red Flag Laws Sound Great But Don’t Stop Mass Shootings

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Red flag laws are all the rage right now, and I can understand why. Outside of gun owners, few people see the downside of a law that lets you take guns from those who may go on a violent rampage. After all, they figure, if it saves lives, isn’t it worth it?

However, there’s a lot of debate about whether red flag laws work or not.

In fact, one local news report on a gun control rally opted to question the narrative.

In the wake of two mass shootings, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a rally Sunday afternoon in support of gun control measures.

“Common sense gun legislation, some regulation can sit alongside the second amendment because we know some regulation will save lives,” Sheryl Miller, state chapter lead for North Dakota, said.

Those in attendance are supporting universal background checks and red flag laws

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These laws allow courts through due process to temporarily take guns away from people ruled as dangerous or mentally unfit. But, do these laws work?

In a report published last year by the Federal Commission on School Safety, a group that was started after the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Secretary of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms