114 warrants served across Maryland since 'red flag' law went into effect in October

[Charlemagne]

114 warrants served across Maryland since 'red flag' law went into effect in October

by Brad Bell/ABC7

Thursday, November 8th 2018

(ABC7)

ROCKVILLE, Md. (ABC7) — Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin believes Maryland’s new "red flag law" can save lives.

It gives family members, health professionals and law enforcement the authority to seek a judge’s order to take guns away from someone in crisis before they hurt themselves or others.

"Law enforcement has been running into people having some sort of mental health crisis forever, however, we never had an statutory authority to take the guns away," Popkin said.

From when the law went into effect in October, 114 red flag warrants have been served across Maryland.

It is dangerous work. On Monday of this week, while serving a warrant to take guns from a man in Glen Burnie, police shot and killed the man during a struggle for his weapon.

Nonetheless, advocates believe "red flag laws" save lives.

Lori Haas, the mother of a Virginia Tech survivor, says research shows "red flag laws" now in place in 12 states are preventing suicides, and possibly, what she calls suicides by mass shooting.

"We want people to know this law is available to them — family members, law enforcement and others need tools to separate a loved one from a firearm when they're at risk," Haas said.

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[contact]

so basically legal swatting of anyone all you have to do is say your "concerned" I mean what could possible go wrong?

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I don't think this law will survive a constitutional challenge

 

[Frankfooter]

I don't think this law will survive a constitutional challenge

You think the US constitution will protect the rights of crazy people to keep weapons?

 

[nottyboi]

I think this is a great idea, if someone is having issues, their guns get taken away, and they can go to a process to either get re-instated or perhaps there is a process where their guns can be sold and they received the proceeds.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

You think the US constitution will protect the rights of crazy people to keep weapons?

The US Constitution says citizens have the right to bear arms, it doesn't say only sane citizens have the right to bear arms

 

[essguy_]

It seems that only family members, mental health professionals, or law enforcement can raise the red-flag. Of course, this will raise the paranoia level amongst the "cold dead hands" crowd since obviously this will lead to wholesale confiscation of weapons by police and the destruction of the 2nd Amendment by the radical lefties...


Hey Phil - off topic. Your sig pic is lovely and I'm sure that she will grow up to be a stunningly beautiful young woman when she reaches the age of majority in 4 or 5 years - but in case you're not aware - she's a teenage model from Australia. And by teenage I mean that she is like 14 years old. And you have her as a sig pic on a pooner board.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I removed it. She is actually 13, not 14.
She doesnt look it though, and I had no idea she was that young

 

[essguy_]

I removed it. She is actually 13, not 14.
She doesnt look it though, and I had no idea she was that young

Good for you. You have to be careful what you get off the Judge Roy Moore's Instagram feed, Phil!

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I have uploaded Paige Hathaway by Kathleen's request

 

[Frankfooter]

photoshopped abs, phil.
(as if she really needs photoshop help)

 

[essguy_]

I have uploaded Paige Hathaway by Kathleen's request

photoshopped abs, phil.
(as if she really needs photoshop help)

Very attractive but weird tan-lines (i.e. horrible photoshop job on the skin shading.) Is there a better photo out there Phil? BTW: Phil - she'd be just as impressive at 1/3 the size and would still be able to distract people's minds away from your inane posts.