President Donald Trump’s endorsement of red-flag laws

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Aug 5 2020- Trump has signaled his support for extreme risk laws, also known as Red Flag laws, as well as strengthening universal background checks.

"I support strong, meaningful background checks where people who are insane, mentally ill — where people like that should not have guns," Trump said Thursday before a rally in New Hampshire. During the rally, Trump assured the crowd of supporters that he will protect their right to own a gun, saying, "It's not the gun that pulls the trigger. It's the person that pulls the trigger."


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lawmakers-push-for-red-flag-laws-stronger-background-checks-in-wake-of-mass-shootings

[Trblshtr]

I agree that the insane or those adjudicated as mentally deficient should not have firearms.  There is already a system in place to deal with that, if only every state would send the information forward to be included in the NICS check.

I might be in favor of some form of red flag law, if a malicious application would be met with a felony charge.