The folly of 'Red Flag' gun laws - Washington Times

The folly of 'Red Flag' gun laws - Washington Times
"...the laws are more complicated than usually discussed in the press.
Depending upon the state, anyone from a family member, intimate partner, ex, house or apartment mates, or police can file a complaint. 
Under Colorado’s proposed law, anyone can make a phone call to the police.
They don’t even have to be living in the state. There is no hearing.
All the judge has before them is the statement of concern.
As in the Tom Cruise movie, “Minority Report,” all you have to do is figure out who is going to commit the crime...
Fourteen states have now adopted these laws.
...In the first nine months after Florida passed its Red Flag law last year, judges granted more than 1,000 confiscation orders.
...Little certainty is needed. 
Some states allow initial confiscations on just a “reasonable suspicion,” which is little more than a guess or a hunch.
...Only one state’s law mentions mental illness.
...Everyone wants to stop mass public shooters.
But we haven’t previously punished people because we have little more than a hunch, without any specific rules, that they might be a danger.
Sheriff Steve Reams knows that the low standards mean that there are going to be a lot of mistakes. Stopping “future crimes” didn’t work in the movies, and they aren’t working in real life."