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Title: 114 warrants served across Maryland since ‘red flag’ law went into effect in October ('Take the guns first, go through due process second' )
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URL Source: http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.c ... -into-effect-in-october/236306
Published: Nov 11, 2018
Author: Brad Bell
Post Date: 2018-11-12 06:51:20 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 884
Comments: 4
ROCKVILLE, Md. (ABC7) — Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin believes Maryland’s new “red flag law” can save lives.
It gives family members, health professionals and law enforcement the authority to seek a judge’s order to take guns away from someone in crisis before they hurt themselves or others.
“Law enforcement has been running into people having some sort of mental health crisis forever, however, we never had an statutory authority to take the guns away,” Popkin said.
From when the law went into effect in October, 114 red flag warrants have been served across Maryland.
It is dangerous work. On Monday of this week, while serving a warrant to take guns from a man in Glen Burnie, police shot and killed the man during a struggle for his weapon.
Nonetheless, advocates believe “red flag laws” save lives.
Lori Haas, the mother of a Virginia Tech survivor, says research shows “red flag laws” now in place in 12 states are preventing suicides, and possibly, what she calls suicides by mass shooting.
“We want people to know this law is available to them — family members, law enforcement and others need tools to separate a loved one from a firearm when they’re at risk,” Haas said.
https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-red-flag-law
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It gives family members, health professionals and law enforcement the authority to seek a judge’s order to take guns away from someone...
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The Second Amendment does NOT say "... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, unless someone doesn't like you and thinks you're scary."
Any criminal who tries to take a gun away from an American citizen is asking to get shot.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen.
The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.
Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
#2. To: Deckard (#1)
Do the insane run that asylum?
#3. To: paraclete (#2)
Do the insane run that asylum?
If it's a blue state the answer is unequivocally "YES"!!!
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
#4. To: CZ82 (#3)
If it's a blue state the answer is unequivocally "YES"!!!
well it seems that in those few states that are blue people have guns
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