The hidden insidious dynamic of "red flag" gun confiscation

[Arloe]

One extremely important, but hidden, insidious dynamic of red flag gun confiscation law is that the only gun confiscation mistakes that can be measured are under-predictions of dangerousness. This naturally causes an increase in over-predicting the dangerousness of persons who legally possess firearms.

I explain it further here:

The Insidious Operational Dynamics of Gun Confiscation Laws

Part of the gun control package of new laws now being debated in the U.S. Senate includes possible grant monies for states to develop their own versions of a red flag lawby which a petition to a state court can result in an order for the temporary removal of firearms from a person who a judge...

townhall.com

 

[trickg]

Oberlin, Kansas!? That's right down in my neck of the woods. I grew up in Imperial, NE, about 60ish miles from McCook to the west. How did you find Maryland Shooters?

Good article by the way!

 

[RFBfromDE]

"The American Psychiatric Association openly admits that “While psychiatrists can often identify circumstances associated with an increased likelihood of violent behavior, they cannot predict dangerousness with definitive accuracy.” Certainly a judge cannot, either. The real issues with red flag law, then, are its inherent strong tendency to overpredict future dangerousness among lawful gun owners, and the fact that there is nothing we can do about it."

They were wrong about Kris Kringle.

He did pop that phony shrink in the head with his cane!

Of course he deserved it but....

 

[ChannelCat]

...they fear that red flag laws will quickly lead to a denial of due process in the confiscation of legally possessed firearms.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! This is exactly is why red flag laws should be repealed and buried face down never to be revived..

 

[dgapilot]

The simple argument that should be made is that if someone is to “dangerous” to possess firearms, then they are to dangerous to be in free society!


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[JohnnyE]

"The American Psychiatric Association openly admits that “While psychiatrists can often identify circumstances associated with an increased likelihood of violent behavior, they cannot predict dangerousness with definitive accuracy.” Certainly a judge cannot, either. The real issues with red flag law, then, are its inherent strong tendency to overpredict future dangerousness among lawful gun owners, and the fact that there is nothing we can do about it."

They were wrong about Kris Kringle.

He did pop that phony shrink in the head with his cane!

Of course he deserved it but....

The whole "he was on the radar" thing is useless without context. If there are 100,000 people "on the radar" and only a dozen go off the rails, then the radar is useless at separating the wheat from the chaff, and you can't go deep on 100,000 to find 12. OTOH, if there are a few dozen on the radar at any moment, then it's possible to do some follow up.