danb
dont be a dumbass
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-yellow-light-for-red-flag-laws-11565132144?mod=hp_opin_pos_3
This is one of those days I wonder if I've woken up in an alternate universe.
We don’t yet have the predictive tools necessary to raise the number of true positives while at the same time reducing false positives. We may someday develop such tools, but how many false positives are we willing to tolerate until then to decrease the number of false negatives? Put another way: How many law-abiding people are we prepared to deprive of guns to prevent even one mass shooting?
Red-flag laws risk setting a dangerous precedent. If the government can take your guns based on a prediction today, what will stop it from taking your liberty based on a prediction tomorrow?
It isn’t a far-fetched concern. The U.S. detained more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II based on wildly exaggerated predictions of sabotage.
But when government starts taking away some rights in the interest of safety, all rights are at risk.
This is one of those days I wonder if I've woken up in an alternate universe.