2aguy
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This article looks at the cost of getting your Right back after you have been attacked with a Red Flag Law......
This being the case.....before any Red Flag law is passed there needs to be a law that mandates that all expenses, fees, and pay lost due to time of from your job to fight these cases is paid for by the state, and if the Red Flag law is used criminally, from the accuser...
The cost involved is one reason those who oppose gun ownership love this idea...
Defending Against a Red Flag Confiscation Will Cost You Thousands - The Truth About Guns
Experienced counsel to defend you in a “due process” hearing will run about $15,000 in fees. If you lose and want to appeal, expect to spend another $25,000 to $100,000 in fees and costs. And even with all of that, you might still lose.
To win these hearings, you have to refute an allegation that you pose a danger to yourself or others where a judge already issued a temporary ex parte order that concluded you were already a danger. Many judges will likely err on the side of caution, and against your rights.
As a practical matter, if the government’s interest is in separating a potentially-dangerous person from guns, it makes no sense to leave other guns that belong to family members in the home. So, if you live with someone that gets a red flag order issued against them, then you and others living in the same home risk losing your guns, too.
This being the case.....before any Red Flag law is passed there needs to be a law that mandates that all expenses, fees, and pay lost due to time of from your job to fight these cases is paid for by the state, and if the Red Flag law is used criminally, from the accuser...
The cost involved is one reason those who oppose gun ownership love this idea...
Defending Against a Red Flag Confiscation Will Cost You Thousands - The Truth About Guns
Experienced counsel to defend you in a “due process” hearing will run about $15,000 in fees. If you lose and want to appeal, expect to spend another $25,000 to $100,000 in fees and costs. And even with all of that, you might still lose.
To win these hearings, you have to refute an allegation that you pose a danger to yourself or others where a judge already issued a temporary ex parte order that concluded you were already a danger. Many judges will likely err on the side of caution, and against your rights.
As a practical matter, if the government’s interest is in separating a potentially-dangerous person from guns, it makes no sense to leave other guns that belong to family members in the home. So, if you live with someone that gets a red flag order issued against them, then you and others living in the same home risk losing your guns, too.