Throwaway@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 8 months ago35 Michiganders so far have been ordered to turn in their guns under state's new 'red flag law'www.audacy.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1-5arrow-down1external-link35 Michiganders so far have been ordered to turn in their guns under state's new 'red flag law'www.audacy.comThrowaway@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·8 months ago From my cold, dead hands. That’s exactly what the law is intended to prevent: if a person is found to be at risk of harm to themselves or others with a gun, the state’s new so-called ‘red flag’ law can temporarily take away their firearms.
minus-squareBottomTierJannie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·8 months agoI’m not property of the government, why should the government suspend my rights to “protect” me from myself?
minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoThere’s a rule-breaking quip with which I could respond, but…I won’t. Instead, I’ll just say, please stop functionally supporting potential criminals with firearms.
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·8 months ago“Potential criminals”, they’re also known as innocent people. What is this, minority report?
minus-squarePogogunnerlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·8 months ago“Temporarily” take away their rights. They’re from the government, and they’re here to help, right?
That’s exactly what the law is intended to prevent:
I’m not property of the government, why should the government suspend my rights to “protect” me from myself?
There’s a rule-breaking quip with which I could respond, but…I won’t.
Instead, I’ll just say, please stop functionally supporting potential criminals with firearms.
“Potential criminals”, they’re also known as innocent people. What is this, minority report?
“Temporarily” take away their rights.
They’re from the government, and they’re here to help, right?