{"id":200527,"date":"2024-04-03T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=200527"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:00:51","slug":"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ&#8217;s Dangerous &#8216;Red Flag&#8217; Distribution Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"A photo AG Merrick Garland.\" class=\"wp-image-176109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland-400x261.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Merrick_Garland.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Merrick Garland, Biden&#8217;s attorney general.  (<em>Photo: DOJ<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">7<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) is embarking on a dangerous journey to distribute the destruction of rights by creating a \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d for states to deny Due Process rights to citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DOJ&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-launches-national-extreme-risk-protection-order-resource-center\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\">created<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center to provide \u201ctraining and technical assistance\u201d to law enforcement, judges, lawyers, clinicians, victim service advocates, activist organizations and behavioral health professionals so they can work to implement laws that allow for firearm seizures. The one thing that this center won\u2019t be training anyone on is how to adequately protect the Due Process rights of the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s because in every state where these laws exist, they lack adequate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/articles\/amendment-xiv\/clauses\/701\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\"><strong>Due Process<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;provisions written into them. Instead of pushing a gun control agenda, the DOJ should be standing up for justice and demanding states include strong Due Process protections and refuse to disburse any funding or assistance until that happens. After all, standing up for civil liberties is part of their stated mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not happening. Instead, the Biden administration is doubling down on their campaign to decimate Second Amendment rights with dubious efforts that are on shaky legal ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-red-flag-101\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" data-level=\"2\">Red Flag 101<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-due-process\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" data-level=\"2\">Due Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-ripe-for-abuse\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" data-level=\"2\">Ripe for Abuse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-wary-congress\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" data-level=\"2\">Wary Congress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-red-flag-101\">Red Flag 101<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRed flag\u201d laws, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NSSF-Factsheet-Red-Flag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\"><strong>Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws<\/strong>,<\/a>&nbsp;are laws that allow for law enforcement and judges to intervene and seize firearms from an individual who is a danger to themselves or others. Not all of the 21 states and the District of Columbia are restricted to just law enforcement making this petition to disarm a citizen. Some states allow family members to petition for the order. Others allow medical professionals or even community organizations to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The laws in these states are very similar. They allow law enforcement and, in most cases, immediate family members and others with a very close relationship with the person to seek an ex parte court order, granted with only one side represented before a court issuing the order, authorizing law enforcement to seize a person\u2019s firearms for a period of time, thereby infringing upon that person\u2019s Second Amendment rights. Typically, it is weeks before there is a post-deprivation of rights hearing when the person whose Second Amendment rights have been infringed gets their day in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the important part. Second Amendment rights are protected by the U.S. Constitution. They are no less important than First Amendment rights to freely associate with others, practice a chosen religion or speak out against the government. They\u2019re not less important than Fourth Amendment rights, which protect against illegal search and seizure or Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights. When the Biden administration\u2019s DOJ purposely ignores the glaring omission of adequate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/articles\/amendment-xiv\/clauses\/701\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\"><strong>Due Process<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;protections guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, the federal government is giving a wink-and-a-nod to states to relegate the Second Amendment to a second-class right. That means, in the eyes of the DOJ, it\u2019s not a right at all. Rather, it\u2019s a privilege that can be plucked away without an opportunity to go before a judge and seek redress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red flag laws, as currently written, are nothing short of a deprivation of rights, of fundamental civil liberties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-due-process\">Due Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are instances when it is appropriate to deprive an individual of certain freedoms. When someone breaks the law, especially when committing a violent crime, law enforcement will take a suspect into custody, depriving that individual their freedom. That, however, will be accompanied by an arraignment, or an\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NSSF-Factsheet-Red-Flag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\">appearance before a judge<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0where a defendant is advised of their Constitutional rights, afforded the right to counsel, advised of the charges against them and can enter a plea before a judge. If someone is arrested for a drunk driving incident, that individual will likely appear before a judge within 24-72 hours to hear the charge and be allowed to defend themselves against any evidence. Holding someone in jail for a week before hearing a charge is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That doesn\u2019t exist under the red flag laws already in place. Normally, to deny a fundamental civil liberty, in this case the right to keep and bear arms, there must be a pre-deprivation hearing on notice and with an opportunity to participate, unless given the exigencies of the circumstances it is not feasible to hold a pre-deprivation hearing. In that case,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/articles\/amendment-xiv\/clauses\/701\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\">Due Process<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;requires a prompt post-deprivation hearing, usually within that 24-72-hour time period. That\u2019s not how red flag laws work, though. But it is how Due Process works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of the existing state red flag laws do not provide for a pre-deprivation hearing. They also do not provide for a post-deprivation hearing until 14 days have passed. Two weeks to wait for a Due Process hearing when a person\u2019s fundamental civil liberties \u2013 their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms \u2013 have been infringed upon by the government is simply not consistent with the constitutional requirements of the Due Process Clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ripe-for-abuse\">Ripe for Abuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the constitutional requirement for adequate Due Process, an ERPO bill should provide that it can only be issued upon sworn testimony and showing by clear and convincing evidence that the person that is the subject of the petition (\u201crespondent\u201d) is an immediate and imminent threat to themselves or others. ERPO legislation should provide for the appointment of counsel paid for by the government if the respondent is unable to afford counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are more concerns. These laws are&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NSSF-Factsheet-Red-Flag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\">ripe for abuse<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s not inconceivable that an abusive ex-boyfriend could seek a red flag order, knowing that his ex-girlfriend is armed. He could manipulate courts and medical professionals by attesting she\u2019s a danger to herself and others and her firearms are seized. She\u2019s left defenseless against a predator who knows she cannot defend herself against an attack and she\u2019s unable to immediately refute the allegations against her. Instead, she could face weeks, or even years, of being disarmed and left vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why adequate Due Process protections in red flag law should also provide that making a false statement in support of a petition for an ERPO order is a serious criminal offense. And, the respondent should have a statutory civil cause of action against a person making a false statement. The duration of the order should also be scrutinized. These laws should provide for periodic judicial review of the order to determine whether the respondent remains an immediate and imminent risk to themselves or others. An ERPO law must also provide for the full restoration of Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wary-congress\">Wary Congress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DOJ\u2019s National ERPO Center doesn\u2019t do any of this. Instead, it creates a \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d for those who want to deprive Second Amendment rights a venue to do so. That\u2019s caught the attention of Congress. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/27\/bidens-federal-red-flag-center-defies-the-constitution-in-more-ways-than-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\">argues<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;the Biden administration is misreading the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) to create this center. The DOJ says officials can do this because the law gives grants to implement state mental health, drug and veterans\u2019 courts and extreme risk protection programs. Rep. Massie argues that the law didn\u2019t authorize the Biden administration\u2019s DOJ to create an entirely new center that assists nearly anyone interested in how to administer red flag laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee agreed. That\u2019s why he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2nd-amendment\/2024\/03\/28\/rep-jim-jordan-launches-investigation-into-biden-administrations-red-flag-law-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\"><strong>launched an investigation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;into the center\u2019s creation. He\u2019s got questions for the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. That\u2019s the group that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/center-for-gun-violence-solutions\/2024\/johns-hopkins-center-for-gun-violence-solutions-and-department-of-justices-bureau-of-justice-assistance-launch-erpoorg-a-hub-for-extreme-risk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\"><strong>DOJ outsourced<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;the new red flag center\u2019s operations to operate, awarding a $ 2 million grant from the $750 million the Biden administration is funneling to the DOJ\u2019s red flag clearing house center. That\u2019s also the same gun control-focused center that\u2019s funded by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, which is part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Interestingly, that Bloomberg-named school has a new building about halfway between The White House and Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s apparent what the Biden administration\u2019s DOJ is doing. It is creating a red flag law distribution center to export these laws nationwide. They\u2019re doing this with the thinnest of legal foundations and instead of shoring up protections for those who might be subject to these laws, they\u2019re doubling down with gun control-funded university centers to further entrench these laws in the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DOJ is ignoring its mission \u2013 to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe and to protect civil rights. DOJ isn\u2019t protecting rights with this new center. It\u2019s marketing gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larry Keane\u00a0<\/strong><em>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dojs-dangerous-red-flag-distribution-center\" title=\"DOJ's Dangerous 'Red Flag' Distribution Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) is embarking on a dangerous journey to distribute the destruction of rights by creating a \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d for states to deny Due Process rights to citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":176109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-200527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DOJ&#039;s Dangerous &#039;Red Flag&#039; 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