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[chancemccall]

From The Truth About Guns:

by Rachel Malone

Did you hear about the man who, it’s reported, was shot and killed when he refused to give up his guns? That incident happened right here in the United States earlier this week.

It’s a result of a new “red flag” gun confiscation law. And it represents the kind of danger we face when we lose fights in state legislatures and the gun-grabbers pass bad bills.

A lot of us have “Come And Take It” stickers and “Don’t Tread On Me” flags. We wear the shirts and hats — but do you ever think about what it means? Do you ever think about what it actually looks like when the government comes for your guns?

It may not be the mass gun confiscation you’ve imagined. It might be a gradual erosion of rights — starting with red flag laws and a few scattered gun confiscations. Exactly what we’re seeing right now.

Voting for pro-gun candidates is a great start to preserving our freedoms, but the chance to speak at the ballot box is over for this cycle.

So I’m challenging you — yes, you sitting there with your Gadsden Flag bumper stickers and “Shall Not Be Infringed” hats, posting tacticool memes on social media and sporting that swell Grunt Style t-shirt while you practice your “MERICA” yell in the mirror . . .

Here’s my challenge: show up at your state capitol this spring. Speak out. Participate in the hearing process if your legislature allows it. (Pro tip: go for business casual, not the Grunt Style — as cool as they are.)

And right now, ask for a meeting with your state legislators (and keep asking until they say yes). Talk to them about guns and what you believe. Make sure they know you’re watching.

Gun control will be on the agenda in many states this spring. Legislators will consider “red flag” gun confiscation in even more states. These bills will pass if nobody stops them. And that’s a path to more law enforcement showing up at more doors to take more guns.

You don’t want that. What are you going to do about it?

Will you show up at your state capitol to defend your right to keep and bear arms? Will you commit to being a voice calling for liberty while there’s still time?

Or will you wait until the laws have passed, your rights have been trampled, your freedoms infringed, the cops are at the door asking for your guns . . . . and all that’s left is a decision between a “Come And Take It” defense that puts your very life at stake — or a white flag of surrender that complies with the law while violating your liberty?

Don’t wait for that.

Show up now.

Rachel Malone is Texas Director for Gun Owners of America.

[steveTA84]

Looking for the article, but Maryland already served 100+ red flag warrants since their law went into effect.

[steveTA84]

Got it

 

https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/maryland/gun-seizure-under-red-flag-law-leaves-suspect-dead-in-glen-burnie/65-611267631

 

Maryland sheriff's deputies and police officers have served more than 100 of the gun seizure orders just since October 1st, when the red flag law took effect, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin. Popkin says he's convinced the new law has already prevented homicides and suicides.

 

But in Anne Arundel County today, it also led to a confrontation that left one man dead.

Now, lets break that down

 

The gun ownership rate in Maryland is 20.7 percent.

 

6.052 million (2017) Population

 

1.5 million gun owners

 

100 guns confiscated in a month (already)

 

Possibility of 1200 a year (if they keep that up on current red flag laws alone)

 

Now, add in other things, like what New York is proposing

 

https://www.newsweek.com/lawmakers-propose-hate-speech-social-media-checks-gun-purchases-1200746

 

Lawmakers in New York have begun drafting legislation that would require potential gun owners to have the past three years of their social media reviewed before they were granted permission to own a firearm.

 

Eric Adams, the president of Brooklyn Borough, and state Senator Kevin Palmer are currently writing the proposed legislation, which would give law enforcement authorities the power to check up to three years of an individuals social media accounts and internet search history before they are allowed to buy a gun, WCBS Newsradio 880 reported. One of the main aims is to identify any hate speech shared by the users, as the politicians noted that such offensive comments are generally only discovered after mass shootings occur.

Wake up people, the door has been opened

[WitchDoctor]

Messed up. I grew up right there.

[JTHunter]

And we all know that there are never any lies or false accusations in divorce hearings, right?

Just keep telling yourselves that "it can't happen to me".

 

Yeah - right.