Remember the stink that arose from the "Stop and frisk" policies being practiced by various police departments? Well, as the song goes, "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet."
The senate 'gun control' bill contains language that will encourage the various states to enact "Red Flag" laws and provides for financial aid for those states that do. On the surface I have no particular objection to such laws but such laws written without carefully thought out guard rails are subject to abuse. Opponents of such legislation point out that the enactments could be subject to malicious actors using said laws to seek revenge on those that they believe have wronged them or merely because they happen to be "pissed off" at the time. And that, indeed, is a concern. But little is being said about the possible miss use by law enforcement.
The cops know where gun crimes are most prevalent within their jurisdiction and they know which segment of the population are the offenders. If you don't believe that law enforcement won't use this law for their own purposes then you're most likely living under a rock. These laws have the danger of becoming a legally sanctioned "Stop and frisk" with the target being your home. There can be no doubt that minorities are going to be the most effected/targeted by these laws.
Obviously these laws are going to bring about multiple legal challenges. The court has already handed down a unanimous decision against the police in a firearms seizure case. The case was unrelated to any "Red Flag" law but has parallels to same with Justice Alito making reference to "Red Flag" laws and anticipating seeing cases related to those laws coming before the court. The irony of these laws and the potential abuse thereof could very likely see the ACLU AND the NRA joining forces.
The senate 'gun control' bill contains language that will encourage the various states to enact "Red Flag" laws and provides for financial aid for those states that do. On the surface I have no particular objection to such laws but such laws written without carefully thought out guard rails are subject to abuse. Opponents of such legislation point out that the enactments could be subject to malicious actors using said laws to seek revenge on those that they believe have wronged them or merely because they happen to be "pissed off" at the time. And that, indeed, is a concern. But little is being said about the possible miss use by law enforcement.
The cops know where gun crimes are most prevalent within their jurisdiction and they know which segment of the population are the offenders. If you don't believe that law enforcement won't use this law for their own purposes then you're most likely living under a rock. These laws have the danger of becoming a legally sanctioned "Stop and frisk" with the target being your home. There can be no doubt that minorities are going to be the most effected/targeted by these laws.
Obviously these laws are going to bring about multiple legal challenges. The court has already handed down a unanimous decision against the police in a firearms seizure case. The case was unrelated to any "Red Flag" law but has parallels to same with Justice Alito making reference to "Red Flag" laws and anticipating seeing cases related to those laws coming before the court. The irony of these laws and the potential abuse thereof could very likely see the ACLU AND the NRA joining forces.
