Red Flag Gun Laws Turn Due Process on Its Head

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From a couple months ago, but I didn't see it posted

https://fee.org/articles/red-flag-gun-laws-turn-due-process-on-its-head/

Red flag laws have spurred quite a bit of controversy. This legislative movement seeks to create a process to remove firearms from the homes of people who are rumored to be dangerous to themselves or others. The proponents of such laws cite this as a possible way to help combat mass shootings and suicides. However, the truth is far more damning.

The 5th & 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution mandate that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." Although this should be clear to anyone with a basic comprehension of English, it’s often ignored by judges and politicians. Depriving people of a constitutional right before a trial and without charges tramples on the notion of innocent until proven guilty and severely erodes the core values of justice.

Proponents of red flag laws argue due process is respected by allowing the deprived to appeal to the courts to reinstate their rights. However, this backward process would imply that the Second Amendment is a privilege, not a right. Furthermore, state agents finding cause for a warrant and subsequently seizing private property while denying access to a constitutional right seem to be a perfect setup for a kangaroo court system. There is a serious risk that citizens found guilty of nothing and charged with no crime will be paying expensive fees to petition the courts to restore what should be their constitutionally guaranteed rights. Such concerns aren’t just wild superstitions. Our nation’s history of the corrupt process of civil asset forfeiture gives ample reason to believe the aforementioned outcome is more likely than not.
 
209a has been on the books for decades. Also unconstitutional. Ever gun law ever enacted is unconstitutional.

What don’t you people get? The constitution is a piece of paper. It is meaningless. And when I say meaningless, you just need to look around. It’s dead. As a doornail.

Nothing will bring it back.

Nothing but blood.

And there aren’t any men left for that.

It’s over folks. We’re already in chains. Currently they are velvet chains, and chains that we put on willingly.

Soon, very soon, our children won’t have an option. They’ll be chained at birth.
 
209a has been on the books for decades. Also unconstitutional. Ever gun law ever enacted is unconstitutional.

What don’t you people get? The constitution is a piece of paper. It is meaningless. And when I say meaningless, you just need to look around. It’s dead. As a doornail.

Nothing will bring it back.

Nothing but blood.

And there aren’t any men left for that.

It’s over folks. We’re already in chains. Currently they are velvet chains, and chains that we put on willingly.

Soon, very soon, our children won’t have an option. They’ll be chained at birth.

Sadly...that has been the goal all along
 
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