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Republicans in Kansas and Oklahoma are proposing measures to prevent the federal government or other states from using red flag laws to take away firearms from their residents.
Neither state currently has red flag laws, which allow the government to confiscate the guns of individuals whom courts have deemed a possible danger to themselves and others.
But their majority-Republican legislatures are looking to preempt the enacting of such laws, including by cities and counties. Measures being considered by pro-gun lawmakers would even make it a felony for someone to help enforce a firearm confiscation order.
Sponsors of the bills said they were motivated by the possibility of Congress either passing red flag laws outright or offering grants enticing states to pass such laws on their own.
Separate but identical measures were introduced in the Kansas state House and Senate in December.
All three measures declare null and void any gun removal order from the federal government or another state and establish that no state or local agency may accept federal grants that require the enforcement of such orders.
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usne...introduce-anti-red-flag-laws-to-defend-rights
Neither state currently has red flag laws, which allow the government to confiscate the guns of individuals whom courts have deemed a possible danger to themselves and others.
But their majority-Republican legislatures are looking to preempt the enacting of such laws, including by cities and counties. Measures being considered by pro-gun lawmakers would even make it a felony for someone to help enforce a firearm confiscation order.
Sponsors of the bills said they were motivated by the possibility of Congress either passing red flag laws outright or offering grants enticing states to pass such laws on their own.
Separate but identical measures were introduced in the Kansas state House and Senate in December.
All three measures declare null and void any gun removal order from the federal government or another state and establish that no state or local agency may accept federal grants that require the enforcement of such orders.
More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usne...introduce-anti-red-flag-laws-to-defend-rights
