The epidemic of mass shootings has prompted some lawmakers to call for “red flag laws” that would allow people to report those who seem to be getting unhinged before they have the possibility to become a mass shooter. It’s hard to think of a law that could be more easily abused.
Good Uses for Red Flag Laws
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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I guess the big question here is “Wait. You mean if I call the police and say that someone looks like he’s going to harm himself or others, he CAN’T be forcibly committed for evaluation?”
Hey Joe, where are you going with that gun in your hand?
I’m going to to kill the Ruskis and the Chinaman, when I’m done.