Gun Confiscation for Dummies: ‘Red Flag’ Laws are Virtual SWATing

By Tom Vaughn MD ‘Red Flag Gun Laws’, or ‘Gun Violence Restraining Orders’ are becoming increasingly popular among opponents of the right to keep and bear arms. Politicians from both major parties seem anxious to use these laws strip Americans of their right to armed self-defense guaranteed by the Second Amendment, as well as their … Read more

‘Red Flag’ Laws Turn the Presumption of Innocence on its Head

Our friends in the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex see this as a feature, not a bug. Eagle County Sheriff James van Beek argues in a Facebook post that the ERPO process makes gun owners “guilty until proven innocent.” He notes that when the subject of an ERPO tries to have it terminated, “the burden of proof is not … Read more

A Mental Health Worker’s Perspective on Extreme Risk Protection or ‘Red Flag’ Orders

This article will, no doubt, upset many gun owners because it doesn’t immediately come out against so-called extreme risk protection orders and similar laws. The reasons for this are twofold. First, opinions of new laws that have been issued in different states than my own and are already being implemented are irrelevant to the progress … Read more

Extreme Risk Protection Orders: The Greatest Threat to American Gun Rights?

“An Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) empowers family members and police to take guns away from a person who may pose a danger to themselves or others,” abcnews.go.com reports. “The person’s access to firearms is blocked until they can demonstrate that the risk is over. Essentially, ERPOs are a temporary restraining order for guns.” What … Read more