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DeSantis says he wouldn't nationalize Florida's 'red flag' law

DeSantis says he wouldn't nationalize Florida's 'red flag' law
So, I don't think it's an issue with red flag. I think red flag has been abused because people can just lodge *** complaint. Sometimes they'll take somebody's uh firearms. And here's the thing, it's not even second amendment as much as 1/5 amendment due process issue. Can you take someone's property without having an adjudication? Uh So, so I think it's different. I don't think it would have mattered in this case. I do think *** commitment, an involuntary commitment would have done the trick. But I think what's ultimately effective is holding people accountable either through mental adjudication if they're, if they're crazy or convicting them when they're committing crimes.
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DeSantis says he wouldn't nationalize Florida's 'red flag' law
Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about gun laws in America and efforts to change them to hopefully save lives.When asked if the Sunshine State's red flag law could have prevented the massacre in Maine from happening, the governor said no."I don't think it's an issue with red flag. I think red flag has been abused because people can just lodge a complaint. Sometimes they'll take somebody's firearms and here's the thing, it's not even Second Amendment as much as Fifth Amendment due process issue. Can you take someone's property without having an adjudication? So I think it's different. I don't think it would have mattered in this case. I do think a commitment, an involuntary commitment would have done the trick," he said. "But I think what's ultimately effective is holding people accountable either through mental adjudication if they're, if they're crazy or convicting them when they're committing crimes."The Red Flag law is when law enforcement agencies can advocate for judges to temporarily stop dangerous people from keeping or buying guns.The state approved this after the Parkland school massacre in 2018. From then through 2022, state leaders say they applied this law more than 8,000 times.Related: Florida's 'red flag' law has been used in Orange County more than 100 times

Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about gun laws in America and efforts to change them to hopefully save lives.

When asked if the Sunshine State's red flag law could have prevented the massacre in Maine from happening, the governor said no.

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"I don't think it's an issue with red flag. I think red flag has been abused because people can just lodge a complaint. Sometimes they'll take somebody's firearms and here's the thing, it's not even Second Amendment as much as Fifth Amendment due process issue. Can you take someone's property without having an adjudication? So I think it's different. I don't think it would have mattered in this case. I do think a commitment, an involuntary commitment would have done the trick," he said. "But I think what's ultimately effective is holding people accountable either through mental adjudication if they're, if they're crazy or convicting them when they're committing crimes."

The Red Flag law is when law enforcement agencies can advocate for judges to temporarily stop dangerous people from keeping or buying guns.

The state approved this after the Parkland school massacre in 2018.

From then through 2022, state leaders say they applied this law more than 8,000 times.

Related: Florida's 'red flag' law has been used in Orange County more than 100 times