I don't understand. Red flag laws, as I understand them, don't require the individual to be declared legally sane. Just a danger. And states vary in who can go to court and present their case to a judge. In some, family members can, in others they can't.
The case I'm most familiar with is the shooter in Highland Park, IL on the 4th o…
I don't understand. Red flag laws, as I understand them, don't require the individual to be declared legally sane. Just a danger. And states vary in who can go to court and present their case to a judge. In some, family members can, in others they can't.
I don't understand. Red flag laws, as I understand them, don't require the individual to be declared legally sane. Just a danger. And states vary in who can go to court and present their case to a judge. In some, family members can, in others they can't.
The case I'm most familiar with is the shooter in Highland Park, IL on the 4th of July. Illinois has the law and he wasn't stopped. "While the authorities who crossed paths with (the shooter) contend their hands were tied by the law, several people familiar with Illinois’ statutes told The Associated Press there were more than enough ways to block him from getting guns" (https://www.wbez.org/stories/should-illinois-red-flag-law-have-stopped-the-highland-park-parade-shooting/7f7327be-9b13-4feb-af22-61a1d5c3f5d4). It's law enforcement who failed in this case.