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Thread: Rand Paul signals support for Red Flags

  1. #31
    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    This is very dangerous. Lindsey Graham is pushing for mental health screening too. They will use psychiatry as a weapon!
    Next step, ANY perscription drug that has “depression” as a side effect will be cause to red flag you. Kiss your 2nd amendment right goodbye.
    Also once reg flagged getting your right back will require lawyer, court hearing, medical professional assessment and money... good luck with that...
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  3. #32
    Red Flag laws should however have an exception for members of law enforcement.

    It wouldn't make sense for an Officer's guns to be confiscated every time he was accused of being mentally unstable. He couldn't do his job.
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  5. #33
    Can Rand at least ensure that the Red Flag laws he votes for protects our 2nd amendment hunting rights?

    Only mass-shooter-ish weapons should be able to be red flagged. My bolt-action remington should be protected, especially during deer season.

    These hunter protections would allow us to have Red Flag laws without compromising the 2nd amendment
    Last edited by TheTexan; 08-13-2019 at 01:29 PM.
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  6. #34
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    The big problem with these things is they are created in response to tragic events that are instigated by bad actors who want to take away the 2nd amendment completely. These slippery slope solutions just evolve into something else because the goal post gets moved after the next tragedy and they blame the problem on the wrong things.
    If you reward the shooters with gun control you will get more shootings until all guns are banned.
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  7. #35
    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Next step, ANY perscription drug that has “depression” as a side effect will be cause to red flag you. Kiss your 2nd amendment right goodbye.
    Also once reg flagged getting your right back will require lawyer, court hearing, medical professional assessment and money... good luck with that...
    That is how they are disarming veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD. Very slippery slope.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

  8. #36
    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    That is how they are disarming veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD. Very slippery slope.
    And not just for PTSD ....

    The VA “Red Flags” veterans for any reason they want, like complaining about service

  9. #37
    Yes OB and they will send a SWAT team to your house...

  10. #38
    Rand Paul needs to use his standard procedure. Propose some additional legislation and refuse to support anything else if it doesn’t pass.

    Proposed amendment 1:

    - If a person passes a reasonable background check to purchase a weapon, that will automatically result in them being issued a universal concealed carry permit.
    - Additionally, this permit will supersede any other Federal gun restrictions on carrying, including, but not limited to, airports, aircraft and schools.
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  11. #39
    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Next step, ANY perscription drug that has “depression” as a side effect will be cause to red flag you. Kiss your 2nd amendment right goodbye.
    Also once reg flagged getting your right back will require lawyer, court hearing, medical professional assessment and money... good luck with that...
    It will also cause some that might need a little help to forego it.

  12. #40
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    It will also cause some that might need a little help to forego it.
    Probably the best thing that could happen for the majority of them. Avoid the drug pushers. Alternative therapy and lifestyle changes instead.
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  14. #41
    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    Very true. This should not happen. It's the new Hegelian dialectic: Problem, reaction--solution.

    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner

  15. #42
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Probably the best thing that could happen for the majority of them. Avoid the drug pushers. Alternative therapy and lifestyle changes instead.
    I'm speaking more to therapy/counseling. Something as innocuous as

    Doc to patient: "So, how have you been lately regarding your mental health?"

    Patient: "Things have been really tough lately. I've even had thoughts of hurting myself, although I'd never act on it."

    Boom. Red flag.

  16. #43
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    I'm speaking more to therapy/counseling. Something as innocuous as

    Doc to patient: "So, how have you been lately regarding your mental health?"

    Patient: "Things have been really tough lately. I've even had thoughts of hurting myself, although I'd never act on it."

    Boom. Red flag.
    The problem with mental health and red flagging is it causes a lot of possibility of unfair prejudices. I've met lots of normal people who are sad sometimes but could use a little therapy. If you talk to a lot of sex workers they tend to tell you about how a lot of Johns use them as therapists and talk to them more than anything.

  17. #44
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    The problem with mental health and red flagging is it causes a lot of possibility of unfair prejudices. I've met lots of normal people who are sad sometimes but could use a little therapy. If you talk to a lot of sex workers they tend to tell you about how a lot of Johns use them as therapists and talk to them more than anything.
    What exactly are you doing that you talk to a lot of sex workers?

  18. #45
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    What exactly are you doing that you talk to a lot of sex workers?
    I read a lot of different opinions and my old job afforded me the luxory of talking to a lot of different people and having to understand their perspective in order to communicate effectively. One of the most interesting books I have read was a first hand account about a guy who did executions.

  19. #46
    Quote Originally Posted by Warlord View Post
    Paul, a strong gun-rights advocate, signaled his willingness to support something along the lines of "red flag" laws that allow guns to be removed from those who may be a danger to themselves and others.

    "I'm not opposed to sort of an emergency order for 48 hours and then you get a hearing in a court where you get the full due-process protections," he said in the interview. "It's the one thing that could fix a lot of stuff. I think most of these homicidal attackers ... are sending off signals to their family and community."
    So I go down the street
    Down to my good friend's house
    I said, "Look man, I'm outdoors, you know?
    Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
    He said, "Let me go and ask my wife."

    He come out of the house
    I could see it in his face
    I know that it was "no"
    He said, "I don't know man, uh, she kinda funny, you know?"

    I said, "I know. Everybody funny. Now you funny too ..."
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  20. #47
    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    Red Flag laws should however have an exception for members of law enforcement.

    It wouldn't make sense for an Officer's guns to be confiscated every time he was accused of being mentally unstable. He couldn't do his job.
    Bet your ass they will have that.
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  21. #48
    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    So I go down the street
    Down to my good friend's house
    I said, "Look man, I'm outdoors, you know?
    Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
    He said, "Let me go and ask my wife."

    He come out of the house
    I could see it in his face
    I know that it was "no"
    He said, "I don't know man, uh, she kinda funny, you know?"

    I said, "I know, Everybody funny. Now you funny too ..."
    She-a hollerin 'bout the front rent?

    She be lucky to get in the back rent.

    She ain't gonna get none of it!
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  23. #49
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    I read a lot of different opinions and my old job afforded me the luxory of talking to a lot of different people and having to understand their perspective in order to communicate effectively. One of the most interesting books I have read was a first hand account about a guy who did executions.
    I was just ribbin' ya. And books are good. I like books.

  24. #50
    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    So I go down the street
    Down to my good friend's house
    I said, "Look man, I'm outdoors, you know?
    Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
    He said, "Let me go and ask my wife."

    He come out of the house
    I could see it in his face
    I know that it was "no"
    He said, "I don't know man, uh, she kinda funny, you know?"

    I said, "I know. Everybody funny. Now you funny too ..."
    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    She-a hollerin 'bout the front rent?

    She be lucky to get in the back rent.

    She ain't gonna get none of it!

    Let's say we just quit teasin' it and just post the damn thing, hmmm?

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  26. #52
    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    Bet your ass they will have that.
    You don't see that as a bad thing, do you? You're the guy calling for legions of mentally unstable Bolshevik cops within 100 miles of every border and coastline shooting brown people on sight to preserve Western values.
    Last edited by Superfluous Man; 08-14-2019 at 07:48 AM. Reason: forgot to add the word Bolshevik

  27. #53
    Quote Originally Posted by Superfluous Man View Post
    You don't see that as a bad thing, do you? You're the guy calling for legions of mentally unstable Bolshevik cops within 100 miles of every border and coastline shooting brown people on sight to preserve Western values.
    Because western values like gun rights aren't under attack.

  28. #54
    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    So I go down the street
    Down to my good friend's house
    I said, "Look man, I'm outdoors, you know?
    Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
    He said, "Let me go and ask my wife."

    He come out of the house
    I could see it in his face
    I know that it was "no"
    He said, "I don't know man, uh, she kinda funny, you know?"

    I said, "I know. Everybody funny. Now you funny too ..."
    unfortunately, THIS^


    WIFE said she dun w/ rand...I worked hard to wedge him in and he is OUT
    FLIP THOSE FLAGS, THE NATION IS IN DISTRESS!


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  29. #55
    Quote Originally Posted by jkr View Post
    unfortunately, THIS^


    WIFE said she dun w/ rand...I worked hard to wedge him in and he is OUT
    Massie is our only hope. I pray he runs for Senate when McConnell retires.

  30. #56
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    Because western values like gun rights aren't under attack.
    Exactly. I believe the way the new anti-libertarian majority here reasons through this is a variation of the GW quote, "I have abandoned free market principles to save the free market."

    Generally, I've noticed they're not even shy about putting it pretty much that way any more.



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  32. #57
    Quote Originally Posted by Superfluous Man View Post
    Exactly. I believe the way the new anti-libertarian majority here reasons through this is a variation of the GW quote, "I have abandoned free market principles to save the free market."

    Generally, I've noticed they're not even shy about putting it pretty much that way any more.
    You mean the people who want open borders for people who will come here and vote for things like gun control?

  33. #58
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    You mean the people who want open borders for people who will come here and vote for things like gun control?
    I get your reasoning. It seems like you're basically admitting that I have it right. Right?

  34. #59
    Quote Originally Posted by Superfluous Man View Post
    I get your reasoning. It seems like you're basically admitting that I have it right. Right?
    You have it right that there should be open borders for people who come from a country who don't have gun rights?

  35. #60
    Quote Originally Posted by nikcers View Post
    You have it right that there should be open borders for people who come from a country who don't have gun rights?
    I'm not sure what you're saying any more.

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