Tennessee Governor Continues Push for Due Process-Free Red Flag Laws After School Shooting

Tennessee’s GOP Governor Bill Lee has tilted at windmills since the Covenant School shooting. He’s used the opportunity to call for a red flag confiscation law in the Volunteer State. Lee wants the law badly enough that he’s called for a special session in August to take up the bill. Why August and not now? … Read more

New York Supreme Court Rules State’s Red Flag Law Unconstitutional In As-Applied Case

Red flag laws enable courts to strip Americans of their gun rights without due process because someone thinks they might be a danger to themselves or others. In an as-applied case in New York state, the New York Supreme Court (which, confusingly, is not the state’s highest court, that’s the Court of Appeals) ruled that … Read more

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Makes a Great Case Against Red Flag Laws

Red flag laws allow us to take action when someone who has a gun begins to act erratically. Red flag laws still require due process, and any removal of weapons is temporary. pic.twitter.com/IVPHgbrvhD — Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) June 16, 2022 The absolute ignorance of our justice system and its operations it would take to … Read more