Wednesday, March 14, 2018

FIRST GUN SEIZURE

by Bob Walsh

Last June the state of Washington enacted an Extreme Risk Protection Order. The Seattle P.D. used it recently to disarm a man who had allegedly been "roaming the hallways" of an apartment complex while armed with a .25 caliber automatic pistol.

Allegedly this guy was a pain in the ass and had been intimidating people while obviously armed. He refused to hand over the gun to the cops until they obtained a warrant.

Under the current law the weapon must be returned in one year unless the order is renewed.

Is this particular action in this particular case justified? Probably-maybe. Is it the beginning of a slipper slope? Also probably-maybe. We will see.

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