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"Red flag laws, sometimes called extreme risk protection order laws, allow a judge to issue an order that enables law enforcement to confiscate guns from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others."
But such laws constitute "infringement" on ones right to keep and bear arms, a guarantee declared in the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution.
Do Red Flag Laws Violate the 2nd Amendment? When is it "OK" to unconstitutionally violate ones rights to keep and bear arms??
Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this. I think the laws might help stop some crimes, but on the other hand, if someone is that homicidal/suicidal, shouldn't they be in custody and under the care of a mental health professional, anyway?
"Red flag laws, sometimes called extreme risk protection order laws, allow a judge to issue an order that enables law enforcement to confiscate guns from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others."
But such laws constitute "infringement" on ones right to keep and bear arms, a guarantee declared in the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution.
Do Red Flag Laws Violate the 2nd Amendment? When is it "OK" to unconstitutionally violate ones rights to keep and bear arms??
Whether it's intentional or not, the wording of the question in bold is biased towards a particular viewpoint.
I understand people will have their different opinions, but in order to stay un-biased, a good poll asks questions in a way that doesn't try to influence the outcome by making an implication or declaration of what the answer "should" be.
Whether intentional or not, the wording of the question in bold is biased towards a particular viewpoint.
A valid poll asks questions in a way that doesn't try to influence the outcome by making a declaration of what the answer "should" be.
It is extremely poorly worded and jumbles two very different things into one but this is pretty common here.
This has the potential to be a double edged sword.
We all want to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of people that might hurt themselves or others BUT what happens if said "red flag" laws are used to remove guns from responsible level headed individuals?
This could be used by anti gun people to tie up a gun owner in the courts simply by pleading to a liberal anti gun judge that the gun owner gave me a "creepy feeling". The house is raided the gun guy is arrested, the guns are confiscated and suddenly he has to prove himself a stable person that is capable of getting his guns back.
The fight and costs to do this might be too much for some so they just let their guns go.
Whether it's intentional or not, the wording of the question in bold is biased towards a particular viewpoint.
I understand people will have their different opinions, but in order to stay un-biased, a good poll asks questions in a way that doesn't try to influence the outcome by making an implication or declaration of what the answer "should" be.
I'm okay with this as long as you also take away their right to vote. If they are too crazy to own a gun, they are too crazy to vote. And the same process should work in reverse - I think you're nuts, so lets take away your right to vote, even if you don't own a gun. I have a long list of folks (including a few on here) that will have to prove they are competent
Are you talking about the opening post, or the poll itself?
The poll itself actually seems pretty neutral to me.
The opening post where it says When is it "OK" to unconstitutionally violate ones rights to keep and bear arms??
It implies that red flag laws do violate the 2nd amendment.
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