Law enforcement, gun owners at odds over 'Red Flag' bill

Law enforcement, gun owners at odds over 'Red Flag' bill

OWNERS PACKEDINTO TO THECAPTIOL TOPROTEST A SERIESOF GUN BILLS THATTHE UNICAMERALWAS CONSIDERING.ONE OF THOSE ISL-B 58 ...FROMSTATE SENATORADAM MORFELD,COMMONLYKNOWN AS A REDFLAG LAW.REPORTER JONKIPPER TELLS USTHEIR CONCERNSAND WHY LAWENFORCEMENTTHINKS IT'LL SAVELIVES.29.38 GUN OWNERSACROSSNEBRASKA ARERALLYING AGAINSTA BILL IN THELEGISLATUREWHERE IF A REDFLAG WAS RAISEDIT WOULD ALLOWLAWENFORCEMENT TOTAKE AWAY THEIRFIREARMS."JON LL BRIDGE15.22 "I THINK THATSHOULD TROUBLEALL OF US."BRAD PETERSON,DIRECTOR,NEBRASKA FIREARMSOWNERASSOCIATIONBRAD PETERSONBELIEVES THE 'REDFLAG' BILLINTERFERES WITHHIS SECONDAMENDMENT RIGHTTO BEAR ARMS.BUT HE ALSOSAYS THERE' NO'DUE PROCESS' INCOURT,SOMETHINGGUARANTEED TOAMERICANS IN THE5TH AND 14THAMENDMENT.13.02" THERE'S NORIGHT TO, FORTHEM TO ARGUETHEIR SIDE OF THECASE.IT'S JUST ISSUEDAND THEY HAVE TOLIVE WITH IT ANDFIGHT IT ON THEOTHER SIDE."PETERSONBUT STATESENATOR ADAMMORFELD SAID IN AHEARING LASTYEAR THAT HIS BILLDOES GIVE DUEPROCESS...ENSURING A HEARINGQUICKLY BEFORE AFINAL ORDER CANBE GIVEN.FOR CAPTAINKEVIN GRIGER OFSARPY COUNTY,THE BILL COULDSAVE LIVES.04.10"UNFORTUNATELYWE HAVEINSTANCES WHERETHERE ARESUICIDES THATHAVE HAPPENEDWHERE HAD WEHAD THE ABILITYTO REMOVE THOSEWEAPONS, PRIORTO AN INCIDENTHAPPENING, ITCOULD HAVESAVEDSOMEBODY'S LIFE."KEVIN GRIGER,SARPY COUNTYSHERIFFS OFFICE,CAPTAINHERE'S HOW THELAW WOULDWORK.A FAMILY MEMBEROR LAWENFORCEMENTCOULD PETITION ACOURT FOR ANEXTREMEPROTECTIONORDER FOR AVARIETY OFFACTORS, LIKETHREATENINGVIOLENCE,VIOLATINGANOTHERPROTECTIONORDER, ORSHOWING MENTALILLNESS.GRAPHIC00.57 "IFSOMEBODY ISGOING THROUGH AMENTAL HEALTHCRISIS, WEBELIEVE IT'S AGOOD IDEA TOTAKE GUNS AWAYFROM THE DURINGTHAT TIME."GRIGERWITHIN 14 DAYSTHERE IS AHEARING WHERETHEY CAN ARGUETHAT THEY'RESAFE TO HAVEGUNS.IF THE ORDER ISSTILL GRANTED.THEIR FIREARMSARE TAKEN TO ASTORAGELOCKER...WHERE THEYCOULD BE STOREDFOR A YEAR, ORLONGER.18.18 "THE REDFLAG LAWS TAKEAWAY THE ABILITYTO HAVE AFIREARM WITHOUTANYTHING HAVEBEEN PROVENCRIMINALLYAGAINST APERSON."PETERSONLAWENFORCEMENT ISFIRMLY BEHIND THEBILL.WITH OMAHA ANDLINCOLNPOLICE...ALONGWITH THE SARPYCOUNTY SHERIFFSOFFICE SAYINGIT'LL MAKENEBRASKA SAFER.07.51 "THATSHOULD BE ANINDICATION THATWE BELIEVE THIS ISIN THE BESTINTEREST OFPEOPLE TOPROTECT THEM,SOME PEOPLEFROMTHEMSELVES,OTHERS FROMOTHER PEOPLE."GRIGERJON KIPPER 3NNSEVERAL SMALLERCOUNTIES INNEBRASKA HAVEDECLAREDTHEMSELVESSANCTUARYCOUNTIES.THE RESOLUTIONSHAVE SAID THATTHE RED FLAG BILLVIOLATES BOTHTHE US ANDNEBRASKACONSTITUTION.