Writing does not come easy to me. I have a great deal of passion when it comes to religion and politics, and I make feeble attempts at writing about them, but most of the time I have a hard time getting from my passionate mind to where it makes any coherent sense in written form. I read many pundits who seem to make it child's play, my own brother writes plays and books, yet I struggle to make a coherent sentence.
I want to speak on the proposed Red Flag Laws. I had several pages of written opinion on this subject but I decided that short and to the point would be better.
This, if it is passed, will be a serious violation of the constitution. Not just the 2nd, but also of the 4th.
The simple version of this law, if passed, would allow anyone to accuse you of being a danger to yourself, or others, without actual evidence, just say so from the reporting body, and law enforcement would be able to then come and seize your guns. For many veterans, law enforcement, first responders or anyone who has experienced great trauma this could be potentially disastrous. We could easily be some of the first people targeted. Not to mention the danger to the police officers that would be required to enforce these laws.
But again this would be a violation of the 4th amendment. The 4th amendment says:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The law in question would not require any of that, maybe that will change, but at the moment it would be in clear violation of the 4th.
How about this; Instead of going after people who have done nothing wrong, which is the usual actions of politicians, how about enforce the laws on the books that are already there?
I remember talking to a friend who was a state trooper, he said that the law in that state said that if a person committed a felony gun crime, that person, if convicted, was looking at a minimum of 5 years in federal prison on top of whatever sentence they received for the actual crime. Just imagine if that was nation wide.
How about this, most of the mass shootings have been done by persons who were flagged as juveniles for potential trouble, but once they became adults those records are sealed. How about leaving those open until they are at least 21? How about seeing to it that they get the kind of mental help that they need instead of looking the other way? How about sticking veterans or retired law enforcement in the schools to protect them? I know many vets who would volunteer for that. There are many things that could be done that wouldn't infringe on any of our rights but that is not really what this is about. It is, as always, about power and control.
Instead of the above mentioned ideas,the government, led by both donkeys and rhinos ( otherwise known as communists) are going to try, once again, to restrict your rights just a little bit more just so they can say they did “something”.They will then find another excuse to take away more and it will continue.
If you don't think that will happen, just look at the last couple of years. Damn near all your rights were taken ( or willingly given up depending on your point of view) away over a bug. Don't you think they will continue this if they can? DHS was only to be for 5 years, as was the TSA, we are at 20 years and counting.
This is about power and control and both parties are a part of it.
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