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Originally Posted by MR2
Times have changed. I would recommend a revision. A more pity one at that.
Maybe something more along the lines of what the FPC put out but nuanced in our own special way. |
Completely agree. It hasn't taken long here for the subject of "red flag" laws to come up. In an almost "man bites dog" moment, even our new Dem governor has said he's not necessarily a fan because of the lack of due-process involved in the way they're done. It doesn't hurt that he's also aware of the battle involved in R's dominating both chambers of the legislature. But anecdotally I've heard, from many places in the state, that folks were actively engaging their reps when these things first started popping up in other states, and providing some not-to-subtle warnings about how that might fly when the notion of guilty until you prove yourself innocent is written into code.
The reps are well-aware - due to the aformentioned chirping - of the guy who's already dead after being ERPO-Swatted by a disgruntled ex in-law (or whatever she was) and decided, "No" and was shot for his trouble. It will not be the last when proceeding down that road. And, sadly, the current POTUS already ran his mouth on the topic, to wit: "Take the guns first, do due-process later."
So yeah, he could do with a copy of the letter, even updated. (Although I reserve my view, garnered over some decades, that attempts to legislate human behavior end up being filed under Fool's Errand.)