Wisconsin – -(AmmoLand.com)- It is 5:32 am.
Gary Willis, of Ferndale, Maryland answers a knock at his door. It is to be the last thing he will ever do. Seconds later, gunfire erupts as the police gun Willis down in cold blood in his own home.
Mr. Willis would become the first victim of his state’s new “red-flag” gun law.
Now for the bad news: It’s coming to Wisconsin. They’re calling it “gun control that even conservatives can support.”
But the truth is, conceding our gun rights doesn’t make the gun grabbers go away, it only emboldens them.
To quote Winston Churchill, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
The idea behind these dangerous new gun laws is that someone reports you, or “red flags” you to the government. A secret court (that you are not allowed to attend or have legal representation at) decides if you’re a “threat” and issues a gun confiscation order.
Just like that your gun rights are gone … no due process, no presumption of innocence, no legal defense.
Of course, when the police come to serve you and take your guns, they’re on high alert because they already believe you to be a threat … and they know you have guns.
And when you answer the door and try to assert your rights, or simply question what is happening, you get both barrels … literally. All it takes is for a nosy neighbor or disgruntled ex-spouse to call you in. Even if someone completely lies about you, there’s no due process for you to refute the allegations. It’s just like in a despotic Third World dictatorship where the secret police go around framing people and destroying lives to get themselves ahead.
Now, 12 states have already passed red-flag gun laws and Wisconsin will be taking up the issue this session.
The situation is extremely dangerous. Not only are both parties jumping on this bandwagon in an attempt to appear reasonable, but we can’t count on the institutional gun lobby to strictly oppose it, either.
That’s why I need to know if you’ll stand with me and WGO to OPPOSE red-flag gun laws in Wisconsin.
Will you sign the online petition for Wisconsin legislators? Will you consider a donation to WGO so we have the resources to fight this attack on liberty?
Thank you,
Corey Graff
Executive Director
P.S.- Wisconsin legislators are being pressured to introduce so-called red-flag gun laws. If passed, an ex-spouse could simply call the authorities to report you, and you lose your guns. One gun owner in Maryland has already been gunned down by the police because he didn’t immediately surrender his guns. This threat is serious.
Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc.
PO Box 329
Waupaca, WI 54981
About Wisconsin Gun Owners:
WGO works for grassroots gun owners, not politicians. While many gun lobbies fight for “reasonable gun control,” WGO sets a higher standard: Defining the terrain of pro-gun political battle. Sure, many groups claim they’re “pro-gun” – all the while they provide cover for anti-gun deals cut by politicians – but only WGO truly informs gun owners, remaining committed to a 100% pro-gun position. We oppose all gun control – regardless of the political party – and work tirelessly to restore the Second Amendment. Visit www.wisconsingunowners.org
We have a Democrat Gov and AG because a bunch of Idiots voted 3rd party this time around and lot of Never Walkers voted Democrat. We cut our own head off this time. The elected a failed Dept of Education bureaucrat, that is planning to turn Wi into Ill, Ca, NJ, NY, WA.
This country is in a state of change do to the the Democrats and the far left. While Republicans do not have a lot to be proud of these days the NRA should be more involved in updating our gun rights in the halls of congress. There is a humanitarian and security crisis at our nation’s southern border. Our country is threatened by the inflow of drugs and criminal aliens.The statistics show and the experts agree that we need increased resources to protect our borders Washington Democrats are rejecting these facts. Along with our second amendment rights they feel that… Read more »
What judge is going to ignore red flag accusations and risk public scrutiny when it costs him nothing to be wrong?
That’s the problem with red flag laws, the accused will always be treated as guilty. In California the law makers had to make
false accusations a felony because vindictive people were using this law just to get back at someone. Too late for the falsely accused, now they have to defend themselves in court with great cost and inconvenience. Red flag laws are anti-Constitutional.
“In order to take over a country, you must first disarm the people”
Adolf Hitler 1938
“it worked”
What happens when weapons/ammo as seized based upon RFL warrants, are damaged or lost by the respective law enforcement agency conducting the court ordered warrant? Missouri legislatures are flirting with RFLs in both chambers, neither of which address this very likely scenario! Moreover, an accusation later proven false, Missouri Bills as well fail to hold accuser responsible to the accused. An unsuccessful case as filed by an accuser, should not the accuser have to pay all fees and damages as sustained by the accused when successfully proving their innocence. Missouri Bills merely says the accuser filing a false report is… Read more »
News reports state the incident ‘just a little bit differently” Corey Graff. Bending the news 180 degrees???? 🙁 “The subject of the protective order, Gary J. Willis, 60, answered his door in the 100 block of Linwood Ave. at 5:17 a.m. with a gun in his hand, Anne Arundel County police said. He initially put the gun down next to the door, but “became irate” when officers began to serve him with the order, opened the door and picked up the gun again, police said”. If true, perps like this are an unfortunate result of not abiding to police commands.… Read more »
to be expected in the land of the still-unpunished? “john doe” home-invaders, if anyone has forgotten
Clearly, the government cannot be trusted with the 2nd Amendment. Fact is, red flag laws are intended to remove firearms from the hands of deranged persons but aren’t crafted to succeed. No state thus far has crafted a law that ensures the disarmed person is deranged. Seems they empower mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, judges, police officers, boyfriends, girlfriends and everyone except those actually qualified to judge mental competence. Bills in other states would allow classmates to partner with judges against the ones they don’t like. Until two independently chosen psychiatrists, one from each side… Read more »
I can just hear it now …. ” They were ‘ good ‘ cops , just following orders ,when the Red Flagged citizen ( not charged with any crime ) shot them down for NO REASON., as they broke down their door.”
Sic Semper Tyrannis