FL Launches Gun Confiscation Program,
467 Forced To Surrender Guns
By Tyler Durden. July 31st, 2018
The Risk Protection Order, is a "Red Flag" law that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed several weeks after former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas High School in March, allows the local government to disarm the civilian population if a judge determines they are a threat to themselves or others.
Under the new law, state officials have the ability to file risk-protection petitions against irresponsible gun owners in court, which could result in local law enforcement stripping that individual of their Second Amendment rights.
Recently, Sgt. Jason Schmittendorf, who is employed by the Pinellas County Sheriff's office, told ABC News that Tampa Bay officers have "taken in about 200 firearms and around 30,000 rounds of ammunition."
"You've got an AK-47 style here and an AR-15 style there. We've got some rifles and a cache of handguns," said Schmittendorf, who showed the ABC News team some of the weapons confiscated under the new law.
The Sheriff's office has assembled a five-person team devoted to working only risk protection cases. Since March, the group has filed 64 risk protection petitions in court, the second highest number of cases in the state. Broward County leads with 88 risk protection petitions (as of early-July).
"It's a constitutional right to bear arms and when you are asking the court to deprive somebody of that right we need to make sure we are making good decisions, right decisions and the circumstances warrant it," explained Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri when asked by ABC News why he decided to form an entire unit dedicated to upholding the new law.
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This law is very dangerous territory - so much is down to who gets classified as suffering a mental health problem and how, as well as people who for some minor reason have gotten themselves on the radar - even due to malicious reporting by vindictive third parties. The potential for abuse is huge with such powers. "With "Red Flag" Laws popping up across the country, it seems as if the government's plan to strip civilians of their firearms is already in motion."
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