Wednesday, September 11, 2019

WATCH OUT FOR ABUSE OF RED FLAG LAWS

California Could Expand Use Of Gun Violence Restraining Orders Under Bill Sent To Governor

LAPPL News Watch
September 10, 2019

California teachers, school administrators and employers could ask the courts to take guns away from people they see as a danger to themselves or the public under a major expansion of the state’s “red flag” law approved by the Legislature on Monday and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

In response to a string of mass shootings, the governor has said he is interested in expanding the state’s gun restraining order law, which for the last four years has allowed family members and law enforcement officers to ask courts to seize firearms from people deemed a public risk.

Legislators have offered half a dozen proposals this year to broaden the law’s reach. On Monday, the state Assembly gave final approval to a measure that would allow employers, co-workers and high school and college teachers and administrators to petition the courts to remove guns from employees and students.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Expanding the existing red flag law will also expand abuse of this gun control law, especially by panic-prone teachers.

1 comment:

bob walsh said...

I can imagine that a large proportion of K-12 school teachers in CA honestly believe that anybody who owns a gun or wants to own a gun is a dangerous psychopath just because of that. I expect the completely spurious complaints will pop up. Maybe not a landslide of them, but enough to be a serious pain in the ass, ESPECIALLY for those involved. Do you really think the big-city cops will be happy to give you your guns back, in the same condition they were in when they confiscated them? If you do, you are dreaming.