Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
How did the Colorado Springs gunman get his firearms despite ‘red flag’ law?
Colorado has laws designed to prevent dangerous people from buying guns – and yet they did not stop the deadly massacre at an LGBT+ club
www.independent.co.uk
But the sheriff's department in El Paso county, where Mr Aldrich was arrested, has declared itself politically opposed to the law and refuses to let its officers petition for such orders except in special circumstances.
In 2019, it joined nearly 2,000 counties across the US in declaring itself a "Second Amendment Sanctuary", saying the red flag law "infringes upon the inalienable rights of law-abiding citizens".
If politically motivated law enforcement refuse to enforce the law then bad things happen. The sherriff should be tried as an accessory.