Red Flag Law

Red Flag Law    9/17/2019 

Mass shootings are insanity manifested. They are not political. Don’t make them political. I think we should have a federal red flag law so we can be sure it helps all states quickly and effectively. We can set it up so that:

1. Law Enforcement must act quickly.

2. The triggering action of the law should require more than one person’s complaint unless the facts are clear to everyone and the circumstances are critical. Perhaps it should be administered by the state.

3. Make it so there is nothing here that can’t be undone if a mistake is made. We cannot have Sheriffs taking guns from people and then make them sue to get them back. 

4. Attorney’s fees must be mitigated. We can’t take a person’s guns and then require him or her to hire an expensive lawyer to get them back. This law would have stopped the Parkland, Florida, shooting. It probably would have stopped the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. And it may have prevented the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston. This law would be self-regulation. If doctors can do it, we can do it.

We need to have a calm discussion about mass shootings and what really works to prevent them.  

JAMES SELF

Long Bow Road Summerville