I disagree, in my opinion (which is worth exactly what you paid for it), my example is EXACTLY what red flag laws, IF enacted, should be for.
A Terroristic Threat doesn't result in confiscation of weapons.
maybe this is the disconnect between us.
The OP (or someone that had direct knowledge) was present when the nut job made the threat.
Said nut job did, in fact kill someone, though at a later date.
Would a red flag law have been appropriate?
I don't know, as I said, it is a very slippery slope and one I am fearful of stepping onto.
How ever, a properly written red flag law would address the example I provided. Could it still be used inappropriately? Yes, but there should also be safety factors included in regards to false reporting, etc... that would result in serious jail time. (of course, that would never happen).
There has already been inappropriate use of a red flag law, where a criminal filed a red flag complaint against the deputy that arrested him.
My, how the hand wringing began. Howl's of "that's not what we intended" . The road to hell is paved with good intentions and unintended consequences are very real consequences.
Susan Holmes, the mother who unsuccessfully tried to use Colorado's Red Flag gun law to disarm the officer who killed her son, is wanted for perjury.
www.9news.com
I want to be clear. I do not endorse Red Flag laws. As I stated, I was playing devil's advocate. I don't know what the answer is, but I DO know, there are folks out there that should not have firearms.