That works for the truly certifiable crazy people. But the bar for involuntary commitment is extraordinarily high. I’m actually less in favor of those laws than the Rf laws due to the 5 year time period guns are not to be possessed.
My consternation with RF laws is not based on the impact they will have on dangerous people, but with the impact RF laws have on people accused of being dangerous and deemed dangerous by a judge, but are actually not dangerous. CO’s RF law seems insufficient to prevent people from falling through the cracks. That’s not supposed to happen in this country.
Anyone see this politician’s post?
Ohio politician blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates', Obama, open borders
State Rep. Candice Keller blamed mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' 'homosexual marriage,' open borders and even former president Barack Obama.www.usatoday.com
Is there any human process that involves 350 million people that has a zero failure rate? Medical procedures? The death penalty? Termination of parental rights? I don’t hear any talk from conservatives of absence of zero failure rate in those settings meaning they have to stop. And those things are more
Vikings guy said in a previous post that the percentage of people affected adversely should be part of evaluating the effectiveness. I don’t believe that there will be many who actually go before a judge that are wrongly deemed dangerous. I know we like to pile on judges and legislators etc but generally judges are intelligent insightful people. As I write this there will be several who have a story, again we are talking about such a small number of bad judges that it doesn’t move the needle in a statistical sense but it may be immensely personal to some here or anywhere else.
I make effort not to be because I’m so naturally talented at being one without trying.
I, like you, will not give the individual(s) a pass, but a one in a thousand failure rate should not condemn an entire process - especially when it is not life threatening.
I don't care about what they think - if the failure rate was low I wouldn't lose sleep with them being disappointed it wasn't higher.
I don't believe anyone can honestly evaluate the effectiveness of RF laws or determine how many people are adversely affected by those laws. My question to RF law supporters would be: What is the allowable percentage of American citizens that can be denied their 2A rights so that the populace's sense of security inflates to the point that they feel safe? If the intent of RF laws is get politicians reelected and make people feel safe reguardless of how many are denied a constitutional right, then RF laws will be effective based on those criteria. If people want to see what variables are indicative of people that commit violent crime, the FBI has been collecting that data for decades.
Absolutely... But pretty poor judgment that does not demonstrate rational thinking or sound judgment. Just because it might be legal, does not mean that you should flaunt it. Poor timing at any rate and does not help the argument.
For sure. Maybe he doesn’t watch the news?? I can’t make excuses for him. Just pointing out that while a lot of us and the country might take that as a threat, it is a normal everyday occurrence in a lot of parts of this country. When I was in the Rawlins Walmart not to long ago I saw a bunch of people carrying. No one freaked out and drew down on them. Is it because he had an AR? Or did he do/ say something threatening? That article doesn’t say.
