sent a letter<\/a> to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland lambasting him for the Biden Administration scheme to help state\u2019s put such unconstitutional laws into effect. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe idea that federal <\/i>officials would purport to instruct state and local officials<\/i> on how to<\/span><\/p>\nimplement state and local <\/i>laws is strange enough, especially when the aim is to undermine a federal constitutional right,\u201d Morrisey wrote in the letter. \u201cBut this Center is a misguided venture for many reasons. The Department must rethink its approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs the AGs pointed out in the letter, little if any evidence suggests that such laws actually work.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cA comprehensive study by the RAND Corporation found \u2018no qualifying studies\u2019 that show a conclusive decrease in incidents like violent crimes, suicide and other related events,\u201d the letter states. \u201cA similar survey from the Duke Center for Firearms law found \u2018no impact on total homicide or total suicide. Likewise, another study examining the use of these laws in two states concluded that they \u2018had no significant effect on deaths or injuries from mass public shootings.\u2019 And still another study\u2014focusing on a red-flag law in one California county\u2014\u2019did not find evidence for a county-level reduction in firearm assault or firearm self-harm following implementation of the law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs the letter further explained, even many gun-control advocates admit that red-flag laws don\u2019t work to curb suicides or homicides. The available data nearly all suggests that such laws will not save lives.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOn the other hand, these laws do create serious and undeniable harms,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cMost obviously, they empower governmental authorities to suspend fundamental rights under the Second Amendment with no genuine due process\u2014while also stigmatizing persons with mental health issues along the way. Although the specifics vary, \u2018no red flag law enacted thus far has fully protected due process rights of the respondent, and some laws foster atrocious violations.\u2019 Observers have noted how these orders can be issued against persons who show no genuine threat, can be imposed for extended periods of time, and can be sought for reasons as minimal as \u2018overblown political rhetoric on social media.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn the end, the AGs encouraged Garland to leave the states alone concerning red-flag laws and the implementation of such laws.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIn short, your new Resource Center is flawed in multiple, basic ways,\u201d the letter concluded. \u201cWe urge you to put an immediate stop to this program. States don\u2019t need \u2018help\u2019 of this sort from the federal government. We know exactly how to protect our citizens while appropriately respecting Second Amendment rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStates whose AGs signed the letter include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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