So you want to know how Red Flag laws work? Like this - >

[gh1950]

Read this article carefully, you may need a pen and paper to diagram who was doing what to whom.

The bottom line is that the NYPD seized the guns of 3 people who had committed no crime, who had not threatened to commit a crime, who had not threatened anyone, who had not made any overt act of irrationality or mental defect (if you disregard the Instagram post) but mostly because the seizure seemed like a good idea.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-yor...aken-relationships-probed-20190107-story.html

 

[Trailrider]

Interesting. I wonder if those were his personal guns or police issue? I could "kind of" understand if it was police issue guns taken away during the internal affairs investigation, but not if they were personal firearms.

 

[gh1950]

It's not clear, but doubt that there NYCPD issues 4 handguns.

In all fairness, as LEOs, they could have been ordered to turn in all their guns, personal or otherwise. The article is not real clear.

 

[pavogrande]

" The article is not real clear" -- Media is never "clear" when is comes to weapons reporting.

 

[Jambo]

Well, the peasants in NYC can't have guns, so why should the ruling class, anyway? I have no sympathy for him, since he's likely a jack booted thug who wouldn't hesitate to send you to Riker's for carrying a Spyderco pocket knife. Why does a NYC cop have four 9mm pistols when the king's subjects can have none?


This is more how red flag laws would affect us peasants:
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/11/05/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-anne-arundel-county/

And here's a guy who 'gets it':
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com...ng-to-get-people-killed-including-our-police/

Stop Resisting! Don't hold it against me, I'm just following orders!