Mark Kelly & Gabby Giffords’ Gun-Control ORG Behind Virginia’s Red Flag Laws

Gabby Giffords And Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly & Gabby Giffords’ Gun-Control ORG Behind Virginia’s Red Flag Laws

Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- Let’s talk red flag laws, or Extreme Risk Protection Orders. These laws have been passed by nineteen states. On paper (much like communism) they seem like good ideas. But they are an abuse of power waiting to happen. In Colorado, the first red flag warrant was filed falsely by a woman whose son was killed by an officer in a justified shooting.

In Maryland, twice now, Red Flag gun confiscations have lead to the death of two innocent men. Duncan Lemp and Gary Willis.

In Virginia, in a resource-wasting double-down, Red Flag laws have been used against criminals who would have already lost their firearm privileges due to the crime they committed as well as people who are dealing with a mental health crisis. In one case it was used against a man who had a dispute with his family.

In this virginiamercury.com article titled ‘Pro-gun localities accounted for nearly half of Virginia’s red flag orders in law’s first months” we see that most of the red flag orders are being used in a way that doesn’t make any sense. The biggest issue here is the lack of awareness of those talking about suicide.

Mental health has a stigma in our society that already makes it hard to speak out. Telling a friend or family member you’re contemplating suicide is hard enough and it is a cry for help. But now, Virginia residents have another thing to fear, other than a friend or family member rejecting them. They now have to fear that person they are crying for help to will call the police and have their firearms taken away.

Now that person may never speak out, and these red flag laws do not address the dangers of adding another law that negatively impacts those who need help.

These laws have been pushed by countless gun control organizations as they wrongly argue that it would stop someone from committing a horrendous act, a murder, or suicide. But they lack the foresight to see how this could hurt people. With costs of fighting some of these protection orders adding up to $10,000 in legal fees or more it just adds to the pressure, a person with mental health issues could already be facing.

The Giffords.org gun-control group, run by Gabby Giffords and husband Mark Kelly, who is also the 2020 Senate candidate for Arizona, does not advocate for laws that focus on mental health. They have a community outreach program that targets communities and attempts to garner help from them in preventing gun violence. But they lack any law or program that helps those affected with mental illnesses. They target guns and want to take them away, since that is their end goal.

Confiscate as many guns as possible from the people in the name of safety.

From a FOIA response received by AmmoLand News we see on March 30, 2018, the government affairs director for Giffords.org, Nico Bocour, sent an email to the Governor’s office with an outline of their model, and known to be deadly, Red Flag law. They go over how it is to be used and the other anti-freedom groups that helped work on the bad law. This paid-professional-manipulator states that it is “model law” that is built off existing current domestic violence laws, and argues that it involves due-process. Read the email for yourself.

Giffords Law Center Communications to Virginia Gov Northman Advocating for Red Flag Laws FOIA GiffordsVAFOIA

The problem with these statements is that these Red-Flag Gun Confiscation laws violate the Constitution of the United States and the Virginia State Constitution.

In normal circumstances, weapons are not confiscated from a person until a crime is committed and ample evidence is used to convict them of the crime. Now, all you need is a phone call. You also have to prove your innocence and present evidence to the court that you are not a danger to yourself or other people. This is difficult to accomplish within a 14 day window, and may not be possible depending on the judge and what they view as reasonable evidence. The court does not need to present any evidence in support and the accuser, nor do they have to appear in court as they can report the red flag order nearly anonymously.

Virginia Constitution Article I Section 13. Militia; standing armies; military subordinate to civil power.”

“That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.”

“Virginia Constitution Article I Section 10. General warrants of search or seizure prohibited.”

“That general warrants, whereby an officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offense is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive, and ought not to be granted.”

Based on our Virginia state constitution we are having our rights violated. When cities recognized this and still commit police to enforce red flag orders even though they said they wouldn’t, when they passed Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolutions, makes it even worse. The politicians that citizens put their trust into have turned their backs on us again. I see that gun control groups and their propaganda of safety have gotten to our politicians.

I personally am unsure if my city will issue a red flag warrant against me because I have been outspoken against these laws and have contacted the Mayor and county Sheriff directly when the idea of the 2A sanctuary city took off, or if my opinion online will offend someone enough to call the police and pretend to be a family member and have my guns taken from me. For 14 days my family would be at risk because these laws can be so easily abused by someone. The Virginia Red Flag law has no way to identify if a person is related or not to the individual they are ratting out. They take the word of the person, pass the paperwork to a judge, and then it is up to the judge to determine if they will sign off on it.

Virginia Red Flag Law: SB 240 Firearms; removal from persons posing a substantial risk of injury to himself, etc., penalties.


About Donovan T Mullen

Donovan Mullen is a firearms enthusiast who moved to Virginia five years ago. He is a US Army combat veteran with one tour to Afghanistan. Donovan started writing articles regarding firearm parts and reviews which sparked his interest in the politics of guns. He now is helping investigate the abuses of power by anti-freedom groups against American’s right to keep and bear arms.

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JPM

Kelly is scum incarnate using his brain damaged spouse for his personal aggrandizement and profit, not unlike the late, non-lamented Sarah Brady did with poor old Jim. Buzzards of a feather…

Grigori

Funny that you said that. I recall thinking, when it appeared she would survive, that she would be the anti’s replacement for Jim Brady. She was.

nrringlee

Spot on.

RoyD

My thoughts too.

Rock

F**K BOTH of them !!!

JDC

I actually knew Mark Kelly once upon a time. He was a “nugget” (first time aviator) in my Air Wing in Japan. Served in the combat strike group I led. Kind of a quiet knucklehead back then. Pre-Giffords days. Quite obviously capitalizing on his wife’s infamy and his own fame as an astronaut. Like old Joe, hoping to hit the get rich lottery care of the US taxpayer. Cannot believe the citizens of AZ would actually consider sending him to the Senate. Must be all those CA residents who left CA and are now bringing their politics to other regions.… Read more »

nrringlee

He is running a “Hope-a-Dope” campaign out here. No content, all image, and is trying to present himself as an appropriate choice for Homecoming King. It is really quite juvenile. McSally is not a great campaigner but she appears to be a decent sort. The one :debate” they had contained zero questions about the border, gun control and crime. Those are the key issues along with the economy. Hope-a-Dope was perfected by Obama and worked for him. Talk for 45 mintues and say exactly nothing of consequence but make it a siren song for the lonely and they alienated. Kelly… Read more »

Cruiser

To all left wing Politicians, STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!

nrringlee

They can’t. Progressives honestly believe their can run your life better than you. It is a form of compulsive behavior.

mike

I DONT EVEN HAVE TO READ THIS TO KNOW THEY ARE BOTH IDIOTS

Mr. Bill (oh nooooo)

I’m not generally nasty towards others but I think both Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords have lost their minds. The gun is an inanimate object that cannot do wrong. They should focus on the people that use inanimate objects to do harm. Mr. Kelly, more people are killed by being beaten by clubs than guns. Should we cut off everyone’s hands so they cannot use clubs? Maybe we should start with your hands. Start using the brain you were given.

uncle dudley

I guess these two politicians have forgotten the oath of office they took to protect and defend the constitution.
These two also believe in abortion rights which is killing an innocent and they believe in defunding the police if they are true democrats.
If they are so unhappy with the U.S. why don’t they move to another country that has strict laws against the right to own firearms, could it be that they wouldn’t have the freedom’s that we have thanks to the constitution.

Vern

Red flag laws in this state exclude the criminal element, imagine that.

nrringlee

Usurpers and subversives (Mark and Gabby) work through Factions (James Madison’ s definition) like the Giffords (non)Law Center to conspire against the liberty of their fellow citizens. Whether they are corrupt corporations, mercantile cabals, political subversives or just plain traitors these usurpers work under the color of legitimacy to do the nefarious. Kelly has done it all. Shell corporations, Communist Chinese Collusion, conspiring against the rights of his fellow citizens, he has done it all. When I used to give the oath of enlistment to young people joining the Armed Forces I never questioned whether or not they had their… Read more »

GomeznSA

Good that this was pointed out although something about tangled webs comes immediately to mind. As we learned in grade school about fractions, drill down to the least common denominator and ALL of the anti-gun groups are – at best – ‘strange’ bedfellows. And likely get much of their funding from……………your guess is as good as mine.

Gene Ralno

Arizona lost its way when McCain escaped prosecution because he was a rookie politician. He was censured by the Arizona GOP but continued to be elected. Today, it elected Kelly, a radical fringe gun grabber. It rejected McSally, a sitting U.S. Senator and as an Air Force colonel, was the first woman to serve as a combat pilot. The clues are clear. Kelly wants US citizens to believe making the U.S. safer for criminals will make it safer for their victims. Ask yourself, do you believe being disarmed makes you safer? What kind of political leader would disarm his people while howling… Read more »