New York’s “red flag” gun-control law went into effect Saturday.
The new law allows authorities and families to ask a court to order firearms to be seized from people who they consider dangerous, WPIX reported.
“The scourge of gun violence and mass shootings plaguing the United States in recent years is only getting worse, and it is fueled in part by Washington’s failure to keep deadly firearms out of the hands of people who threaten violence against others,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.
“New York has led the charge to end this madness by passing the strongest gun safety laws in the nation, including the Red Flag Law that was enacted this year and goes into effect today. This law makes New York the first state in the nation to empower teachers, law enforcement and family members to pursue court intervention when they believe someone is a danger to themselves or others.”
The law comes amid the nation’s debate on gun control, although it has bipartisan support in many cases.
17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed “red flag laws.”
New York's Red Flag Law takes effect today.
Nearly half of all mass shooters show warning signs. This law empowers family members & teachers to seek court intervention when they believe someone is a danger to themselves or others.
This law will save lives. pic.twitter.com/bYHSomeAE6
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 24, 2019
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
So true
Are the important words here. Too many people wrongly think that just because the words ‘well regulated militia’ are there, that it means you may not have a gun unless you are part of such a militia. But it does not ***say*** that you “must be part” of such a militia. The Constitution is not like Torah, the Founding Fathers were not trying to use as few words as possible. If they had ***intended*** that people MUST BE PART, of such a well regulated mlitia, to have a gun, they would have specifically and explicitly, ***said*** so, and they didn’t.… Read more »
Dangerous people don’t have legal guns
another step in taking our rights away
So, it is okay for “dangerous” people to have guns? This might just be a good thing.
There still were no mass shootings at churches synagogues, or schools, because everyone else with their guns would have stopped them, instantly.
if you are interested in a firearm please take the NRA class. Safety 1st.