Guest post by Basilisk
You know what I find ironic about the anti-fascist groups? Those people who are ardently opposed to the white supremacy groups also tend to favor gun control laws. Some of them are the people who loudly ask after a shooting why the red flags were ignored and something wasn’t done by the government.
Here’s the ironic part.
Red Flag laws have been enacted in 14 states. New York’s goes into effect 8.24.19. Tomorrow.
You know what this law does? Without any alleged crime having occurred, the police can go to a judge at any time of the day or night and get an order, not a warrant, and then go to someone’s house, make them surrender any pistols, rifles or shotguns, make them write out a list of all guns in the house, even if doing so would violate their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, and then detain them while they search and seize any guns.
And if the police just so happen to find any contraband during their warrantless search? Then that person with a lawfully registered handgun will be arrested and charged with a crime.
If you’re fine with this, fine. If you are opposed to the expansion of police power, like most anti-fascist groups are, too bad.
Ironic.