Red Flag Laws For Dummies 🚩🚩🚩

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  • @BrandonHerrera
    @BrandonHerrera  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1525

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  • @westhuizenarchives2614
    @westhuizenarchives2614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8877

    My sister is really, really on the far left. So like she keeps asking me why I support gun rights, and eventually she said "NO ONE should have more then 2 GUNS and they should only be PISTOLS!!!" so the first thing I did is turn on TH-cam for the TV, then I said "Brandon Herrera", then I clicked on one of your videos and let her just stare at your gun collection in the background.

    • @joshuaallen285
      @joshuaallen285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +302

      LMFAOAIROTG

    • @boinkmcbingo8890
      @boinkmcbingo8890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't understand why out of anyone the FAR LEFT is against gun rights. Like those people don't like the U.S. gov and police but want to trust they won't abuse their power when unchecked and want to put complete faith in the police alone to keep them safe? The far left literally live in a fucking fantasy world.

    • @maximcerta1641
      @maximcerta1641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +831

      Anyone can have as much guns as they please. Guns not only keep you safe but they also are fun to shoot

    • @urosrajkovic9727
      @urosrajkovic9727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +321

      YOU MADLAD YOU GOT MY RESPECT BRO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA 😂🤣🤣😂🤣

    • @dainyvick8262
      @dainyvick8262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      Here the real question,do you think your message got though to her?

  • @carlwitt3934
    @carlwitt3934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +863

    Jersey's red flag law hadn't been on the books for a couple months before a business owner (chiropractor to be specific) filed a red flag complaint against someone who left a bad review online.
    He didn't threaten to blow up the business, or commit any violent act with a firearm... He literally just said the guy was bad at his job.... and for that, he wasn't able to exercise a constitutionally protected right.

    • @TempoMontages
      @TempoMontages 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow so we cant even write a review on a business now lol this country is worse than communist china or even almost russia at this point

    • @gifthorse3675
      @gifthorse3675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You can’t do that in NJ anyways

    • @SkankbumJerry
      @SkankbumJerry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Kimmel & Biden" (Interview parody)
      th-cam.com/video/6bGsUzyf1B4/w-d-xo.html

    • @StarHunter28
      @StarHunter28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      "your rights end where my feelings begin" welcome to Xidens America.

    • @wilfriedklaebe
      @wilfriedklaebe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Why did that get past any judge?

  • @c0baltl1ghtn1ng
    @c0baltl1ghtn1ng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1091

    "They only had muskets back then!"
    I own a musket for home defense since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my home, "What the Devil?!?" as I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky Rifle, blow a golf ball sized hole on the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, misses him entirely because it's smooth bored and nails the neighbor's dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted atop the stairs, loaded with Grape Shot. "Tally Ho, Lads!" Shred 2 men in the blast, the explosion and extra shrapnel sets off car alarms. Affix my bayonete to my rifle and charge the last, now terrified, rapscallion, who proceeds to bleed out while I wait on Police to arrive because triangular bayonete woulds are impossible to stich up.
    Y'know, just as the Founding Fathers intended.

    • @c0baltl1ghtn1ng
      @c0baltl1ghtn1ng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Also now that I think of it, a lot of things have been trying to take guns away, but that only creates more and more problems for us law abiding citizens.
      Has anyone tried the reverse yet?

    • @Koncentrator666
      @Koncentrator666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      You forgot to take down their getaway driver by broadsiding them with your cannon-equipped station wagon.

    • @r.a.facklam4851
      @r.a.facklam4851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      c0baltl1ghtn1ng, I ain't never gonna break in, come visit, or even drive by yer house !!!

    • @tonyh2640
      @tonyh2640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Beautiful 🙌

    • @M4A1_MOD_3
      @M4A1_MOD_3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Good Ole Russianbadger quote classic meme~👌

  • @johnwieliczko6195
    @johnwieliczko6195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    I think the scariest thing which I just realized is that when the constitution was written, the first 10 amendments were considered obvious by half the colonies and were only added because the other half of the colonies were worried about a powerful centralized government. Big thanks to the anti-federalists for insisting on these being included. We’d be truly sol without you!

    • @trailblazer632
      @trailblazer632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The 2nd was of particular debate in this regard. Several states absolutely refused to sign on specifically unless gun rights were codified.

    • @pitchforkpeasant6219
      @pitchforkpeasant6219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except for some of the attitudes displayed such as antifederalist no 9 montezuma. Because us commoners arent anywhere nearly as intelligent as the rich. Arrogance was brought up in the bible and has been and is a recurring theme throughout history. Hence history repeating itself. Again

    • @Saber23
      @Saber23 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were American so by nature they were stupid but that was a good move even morons have their moments sometimes

    • @Saber23
      @Saber23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trailblazer632 the problem is that codified law centralizes the state even more so it’s a double edged sword

    • @trailblazer632
      @trailblazer632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Saber23 it's not a law regulating the people though but the government. Which is why in this case your point is wrong.

  • @jacobkrout1627
    @jacobkrout1627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    It's just like that time when when you could say, "my neighbor is a witch" and then she gets burned alive without question

    • @drondronov13
      @drondronov13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly!

    • @goldenhate6649
      @goldenhate6649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yup, a law without due process. Almost like red flag laws should be illegal

    • @kemsmith
      @kemsmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      More weight!

    • @mikehenthorn1778
      @mikehenthorn1778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@kemsmith or does she float or sink? Wood or a duck
      Thank you monty python.

    • @Monsposse
      @Monsposse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They absolutely questioned her first. Usually using torture until she named some other witches.

  • @tommccormick1845
    @tommccormick1845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    When I ended a relationship back in 82, my ex went out of her way to disrupt my life for over a couple more years even recruiting 2 of her female friends as participants. If Red flag laws existed then, I've no doubt she'd have used them as a revenge weapon against me.

    • @almostontimehero5415
      @almostontimehero5415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice

    • @invisibletosociety8338
      @invisibletosociety8338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's the idea behind these laws. They want to disarm you or in some cases get you killed by the cops. This is why it's time to circle the wagons and protect one another from this dangerous situation.

    • @maximilianrockefeller8854
      @maximilianrockefeller8854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I know that situation all too well - I feel your pain.

    • @jc-wi3lv
      @jc-wi3lv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a mother who has been trying to get back at me for being born. Haven't talked to her in 10 years but to this day she's still trying her best to get me swatted. Court wouldn't grant me a protection order bc "she's my mother, we should try and work things out." Luckily we haven't passed rf laws here in NE... Yet. I am counting on her to try them out against me as soon as they are available here. F*ck red flag laws

    • @theSHAD087
      @theSHAD087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Be strong brother, trifling is as trifling does and you're better off dealing with that bs for standing your ground than allowing someone into your life that could be doing that to you now. Obviously I don't know what all happened but it sounds like you made the right call lol

  • @Chicano_pistolero
    @Chicano_pistolero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3906

    Red flag laws in Florida literally took my rights over night without letting me know and with no defending myself, I was baker acted three years ago during the worst night of my life, checked myself in to be safe was out the next day, I haven’t talked to anyone sense but the doctor I talked to used the worst day of my life to judge my mental capacity and now I literally have to go to court to get my rights back, I work as a bouncer/security i get death threats all the time and just last month was assaulted on my way home by four people with rocks and pool balls, I spent the day in the ER, I was legislated into being a victim, I had firearms, but the law took them away from me and now I have to live in fear until I get them back.

    • @boinkmcbingo8890
      @boinkmcbingo8890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      Good luck with that man I hope you're able to get your rights back. That's bullshit that you're gonna have to go through all the trouble of hiring a lawyer and shit just to get your rights back. You're a better man than me because I'd definitely wouldn't be doing things the right way if I was in your place.

    • @la-li-lu-le-lo9444
      @la-li-lu-le-lo9444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah bro, these laws exist exactly for crazy fucks like you, so on the next "worst night of your life" you can't fucking kill people.
      The "worst day of your life" I'm sure consisted of things no normal responsible gun owner (or regular old guy) would do lol

    • @Chicano_pistolero
      @Chicano_pistolero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      @@boinkmcbingo8890 thank you, luckily my wife is still legally able to own so my home is safe.but being able to have my firearms back literally would have saved me two black eyes a broken rib and a bunch of bruises. Luckily tho I spoke to a lawyer and he thinks it shouldn’t be an issue to get it taken care of it’ll just take a little time and of course money , which like you said is such bullshit😕

    • @LtGhost-tb3kq
      @LtGhost-tb3kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Mate, I wish you the best. We’re all praying for ya.

    • @Ferrari255GTO
      @Ferrari255GTO 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wanna know what's funny? The same assholes that assault people for doing their job are probably the same morons who say shit like "LMAO you got gun wat's going with your dick?". Theese assholes fucking boil my blood i swear.

  • @sicfaciuntomnes5604
    @sicfaciuntomnes5604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    The suicide thing was interesting... That's definitely how you help out someone who's feeling suicidal. take away something they enjoy and treat them like a criminal.... what could go wrong?

    • @slydoorkeeper4783
      @slydoorkeeper4783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Yep, my gf has depression. She takes pills to help out, but one main thing is that I give her space to be as functional and normal as she can be and help her out when needed and make sure she's happy. She lives in a house with firearms and has not once tried to use it to inflict harm on herself. A good community will help most people with mental illness more than these types of laws will.

    • @ianjardine7324
      @ianjardine7324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Worse betray the trust of someone who reached out for help when they were struggling.

    • @09stoneheart
      @09stoneheart ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@Butjuice69 The point is that what if a person gets treatment and is not allowed to get their razors, pills, and shoe laces back, or to buy them anymore, unless they go to court and pay the endless fees and legal costs to get them back? Everyone says depression is treatable and temporary, buy lawmakers seem to disagree. It's not fair.

    • @jstefa2
      @jstefa2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      my uncle was suicidal. his wife insisted the daughter takes his rifle away so he wouldnt kill himself. he lost the only hobby. 2 weeks later they found him hung in the barn. to this day i am angry.

    • @ntfoperative9432
      @ntfoperative9432 ปีที่แล้ว

      @owenj443now that’s actually reasonable

  • @beasthayabusa1999
    @beasthayabusa1999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    I was a victim of abuse, and then my abuser accused me of abusing her. She tried her best to make my life hell and I’m 100% certain she would’ve done this if possible at the time where we lived.

    • @seraph...4473
      @seraph...4473 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats fucked

    • @josedorsaith5261
      @josedorsaith5261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I've been there, dude. Ended up in hospital, weighing about 50kg from all the stress. Laws like this empower abusers.

    • @josedorsaith5261
      @josedorsaith5261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also, hope you're in a better place now, man.

    • @matthewburgess7149
      @matthewburgess7149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      thats horrible i hope that you can be happy with yourself and not be sad

    • @donaldsteele6276
      @donaldsteele6276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      she still might make sure she has no idea where you live.

  • @kendyll7595
    @kendyll7595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3351

    Dude dropped out of law school and still has a better knowledge of constitutional law and gun laws than most lawyers and politicians.

    • @davidmilligan1233
      @davidmilligan1233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      No they all know the laws how they follow and use them differs

    • @paleasaghost-5799
      @paleasaghost-5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      The Problem is, most average people have no knowledge of the law and let themselves be fooled by "professionales" .

    • @trey3172
      @trey3172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I want you to read what you just typed but REALLY slow; is it the guy who dropped out of law school who's right, or 'most lawyers and politicians?'

    • @OncelerKidsAreCringe
      @OncelerKidsAreCringe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@trey3172 the dude who dropped out

    • @Kojara_SC
      @Kojara_SC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@trey3172 my guess would be the guys who dropped out and needs to know his exact limits of this topics laws for the shit he does professional and recreational, way in favor over dudes who care about this on the sideline of many other law-related topics

  • @Mortablunt
    @Mortablunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    8:36 - My personal story. Not guns but airsoft. I was at college and joined a bunch of buddies for airsoft. Someone didn't like it, cue us all getting dragged before campus police. I had to go before the dean of students, who threatened to throw me out of student housing, unless I submitted to some extreme capitulations. Being 19, scared, and being thousands of dollars into the semester already, I capitulated. I had to agree to a mental health screening, to see a therapist over breaks, and be subject to routine room searches by campus police plus also surprise inspections. Anyway, the school got sued hard over this. My mental screening revealed I was more boring than boiled potatoes, and meeting a therapist back home got me sent away after 20 minutes because they called it a waste of time. The dean ended up fired. This was all over a toy that launches little plastic balls that bounce off your skin. It wasn't even against any rules, as they didn't mention airsofts, and they all had the orange tip.

    • @Phlyinhigh
      @Phlyinhigh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      i would have sued and just paid off my college debt

    • @gang-ridertv5433
      @gang-ridertv5433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍🏻

    • @anthonymcnatt3799
      @anthonymcnatt3799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is why college exists. To find out you are a dumbass so you pay to get smarter. Congrats on your graduation from summer camp.

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@Phlyinhigh We got those records sealed (destroyed?) and a not small payout each. Serves em right.

    • @StHappyfaces
      @StHappyfaces 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Mortablunt That is incredibly satisfying to hear. Good one o7

  • @alexfaudel5245
    @alexfaudel5245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    The fact that they can access juvenile records is what gets to me. Im 19, and doing just fine mentally. Actually in a pretty good place with my life. But one of the things that disqualifies you from purchasing a firearm (my main interest and hobby since i was 3) is being involuntarily committed to any mental institution; which my mom did to me when i was 15 for the insurance money. Worst week of my life, and now it could jeopardize the thing I ironically, stayed alive for. Ive always struggled with depression, and one of the things that kept me going was the hope of finally being able to enjoy the firearms i grew up watching and researching from a distance. Now the thing that has literally kept me alive on multiple occasions, is in jeopardy thanks to the very thing they helped prevent. What a time to be alive.

    • @ripinpieces8387
      @ripinpieces8387 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Similar situation but smaller scale, car guy growing up at a time where gas cars will be outlawed and pushed to regulated EVs paid for by nothing other than a monthly subscription and tens of thousands of dollars to repair, and you can't even repair them yourself

    • @mudy7471
      @mudy7471 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No. Please dont tell me that its straight up a really similiar situation for me and the mental instituiotion thing can jeopordise my ability to every get guns?

    • @sovietarmy7485
      @sovietarmy7485 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@mudy7471private sale still exists, however thats legally up to you. It onlyhas to be an involuntary comittment

    •  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude they will never find that unless your dumb enough to tell them.

  • @neoryn5788
    @neoryn5788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    Hey Brandon fun fact
    With payday 2's most recent DLC it's a gun smuggling ranch in Texas
    The gun workshops you can make rifles as loot at have books named
    "Kalash's for dummies" signed by one "H. Berrara" that sounds awfully familiar

    • @ahta5708
      @ahta5708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      "Guys,the Tulammo,go get it"

    • @MrToasterWaffles
      @MrToasterWaffles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      LOL! Funny thing was I literally just bought payday 2 with steam summer sale, now im seeing this lol

    • @IsraelGovermentOfficial
      @IsraelGovermentOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lmao

    • @thumbtak
      @thumbtak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The AK50 would kick ass in Payday 2

    • @Carnage_Lot
      @Carnage_Lot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Hrandon Berrera

  • @mckennaConfig
    @mckennaConfig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1706

    Brandon: "Hey Vsauce, Brandon here."
    Also Brandon: "The number 1 growing crime today is identity theft."

    • @BrandonHerrera
      @BrandonHerrera  2 ปีที่แล้ว +501

      Parkour!

    • @Gaius_Cassius
      @Gaius_Cassius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      He said Bsauce

    • @nathanb9396
      @nathanb9396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@Gaius_Cassius 🅱️sauce

    • @calholli
      @calholli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      B - sauce. B = is for brandon
      (he's the guy in the video, who is talking)

    • @bricelarie6527
      @bricelarie6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, looking at the whole picture ...
      It tends to become a culture .
      I didn't even know it was considered as a crime ...
      Nb:
      Isn't it the way the job gets done that tends to be an issue ?
      Can't thoses exact same learn to defuse the point, give citizens a chance to "self defense" in facing "accusations servants" n victims protectors "suspensive" applications before even try to knock on doors ...
      I mean can't they reach thoses known owners by any other means but "living forms" and put less life in danger acting so ...
      And, no ... I don't think bots n drone stand a way ...
      Don't they have paper, pen, mail, phone ???
      Well, then you'll explain me why in the world you choose an eagle to stamp the dolls nd why natives are some aparts citizens !
      Consent is consent .
      Too easy to unleash the dog by a call ...
      Too easy to grime up "servants" in dogs too ...
      And it's too easy to mean "compensation" when they just sell it as they are !!!
      Just plain too easy .
      Dare, care, ride safe, clean, have fun ...
      From France with !

  • @MrGhoulie
    @MrGhoulie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    In New York it is incredibly easy to hassle someone you don't like already. I'm not even talking about guns. Here's my story.
    I was with a girl for 6 years. I knew she had mental problems, but love is blind blah blah blah, she was overly jealous, and I was tired of it, so we broke up. She seemed to take it pretty harsh and ended up blocking me on all social media. A few hours later a New York state trooper is knocking on my door, and I am in handcuffs for stalking her. I'm taken to the police station and read my rights; I am issued an order of protection that very night to where I can't go within 1,000 feet of her. Her police statement was that I was harassing her on social media, but she conveniently lost all proof when she blocked me, I was driving by her house slowly and stopping in front of her house, again, no video evidence or anything, and lastly that I was driving by her place of work, again, no proof. I was arrested and given an OP based off of accusations alone. I had to wait 6 MONTHS to get a chance in court with my lawyer. The problem was that even though there was no proof I did those things, there was also no proof that I DIDN'T do it either. A long battle for my innocence pursued for another 2 months as the court date kept being pushed back. My lawyer managed to get video footage from a business across the street from her workplace, it took a lot of reviewing footage, since she never gave a specific DATE even which I drove by, but my lawyer convinced the judge there was no proof and I finally got my life back to normal after 8 months of worrying I would run into her in public, or hell, she could just call the police at any time and tell them I violated the order of protection. I got my life back, but not justice. She got nothing for a false police report as far as I know. I wish I could sue her for it, but she forced me to spend a good portion of my savings on a lawyer to prove my innocence.
    I know it has nothing to do with red flag laws, but my story shows just how corrupt some states already are, innocent until proven guilty is a thing of the past. If I owned any firearms at the time, they surely would have been confiscated.

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That byotch needs ti dye.

    • @dschoenfeld9277
      @dschoenfeld9277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Females can be really toxic and get away with it in most if not all states. Hope you found the right women after dealing with this craziness.

    • @dakota9821
      @dakota9821 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dschoenfeld9277 The "right women" in modern western society is: None. Not every single woman is a crazy indicative 304, but if you look at statistics, you're basically guaranteed to end up with one. The only winning move is to not play.

    • @themanwhosurvives6833
      @themanwhosurvives6833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I sure hope you own firearms now!

    • @JesseG085
      @JesseG085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I dated a girl who bruised herself up and threatened to call the police if I broke up with her. She ended up spending time in a psych ward and that helped me escape her.

  • @tomasaguiar628
    @tomasaguiar628 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Can confirm as a Rhode Islander. Parents divorced first thing mom did was while serving the papers told local PD my dad had firearms and she was “afraid” ( no prior reason to be) thankfully a little after a year we were able to retrieve our property

  • @Vagty2003
    @Vagty2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +756

    So I had a close friend a few years back who ran into some mental health issues. I, fortunately, live in one of the best states in this country for true gun rights; Idaho. Well he was worried that his family would try to sell his firearms behind his back. I caught the hints, and I advised him that I have a very safe location that I could store his firearms at that wouldn't allow his family to relinquish his collection. Nevertheless, about 3 months go by and a family member asked me if I knew where his guns went... my answer "No, but if I did I wouldn't tell you." Took him about 10 months to get his head on straight, but his firearms were waiting for him. I'd do the same for anyone going through a similar situation... whether I know them or not. I will even help them fight whoever is trying to take them away, by whatever verbal or written means necessary.

    • @3o5wasabii
      @3o5wasabii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Good man, ditto

    • @bluephoenix7565
      @bluephoenix7565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I've never met you, but I'd like to buy you a (root) beer. 😎🍻😆

    • @kingtitant5732
      @kingtitant5732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ^ what Phoenix said

    • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
      @JokerInk-CustomBuilds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm just glad he didn't have his firearms in those 3 months where he tried to get his head straight.... And I don't really see the difference in you or the state confiscating them from him until his shrink deemed him stable again.... but thats prolly because I am not an american choosing my guns over the safety of general society.

    • @ssu7653
      @ssu7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@JokerInk-CustomBuilds you dont see the difference between police knocking on your door to take your property, or you yourself handing it to a friend for safekeeping?

  • @eatingyellowsnow2891
    @eatingyellowsnow2891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    I personally can see how red flag laws are ineffective with suicide. Leading example was my brother, always had issues but nothing anyone was overly concerned about. He was always smiling, always laughing, always joking, made friends with everyone he ever came in contact with... the works. Feb 2020 (before COVID and shut down, so can't blame that). He took off work 2 weeks in advance, didn't tell anyone. Bought another gun (I'm assuming for 1 sole purpose) didn't tell anyone. And shot himself. There were no red flags, no warnings, and he's not the first to be like that. I can understand the want for some kind of prevention to things like that, but in my opinion it's often the ones we don't see doing it and no one should be allowed to have property of any kind taken from them just because of "a bad feeling". I'd have never done to to my brother if we had any idea, I'd have spent more time to help him... Not throw his mindset further down. That's my take. I'm still dealing with it all, even after 2 years. Sorry for the rant guys, and thank you to anyone who read it. Btw, liked the video BH

    • @blackdeath4eternity
      @blackdeath4eternity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      sorry for your loss.

    • @sladeb6036
      @sladeb6036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Im sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing , much love friend.

    • @PathosBedlam
      @PathosBedlam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I've lost too many friends to suicide here in Australia, and the only thing that would have changed if we had easy access to guns, would be the method of departure. Both times, it was a complete surprise to all those who knew them they were going to leave. I say keep your dangerous freedom as long as you can, and don't give up a damn thing, because it might eventually be a decision you need to make, and it doesn't hurt to have options.

    • @crabbington7736
      @crabbington7736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I realized shit was about to get real when I saw the past-tense "had"

    • @ericsfishingadventures4433
      @ericsfishingadventures4433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One of my good friends and my best friend, my brother, took their lives in the same manner. 6 years ago. Neither one of them really showed any indication of their suffering. We all loved firearms and enjoyed hunting and the outdoors. No one ever suspected that they would use them in that manner! I guess the takeaway is that you never really know what someone else is going through unless you get involved and really talk to them about it. Even if they just seem a"little off". Words and emotional support go a very very long way! In conclusion it's not the tool causing the problem. Flag laws will do nothing except take the rights away from normal everyday law abiding citizens. Be safe out there everybody!

  • @Attaxalotl
    @Attaxalotl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    I support the "oh but they only had muskets" for a pretty neat reason:
    Back in the day; Muskets were standard military equipment; I support being able to own military equipment.
    Our generations can't afford personal battleships; so co-owned ones will have to do.

    • @tommyblackwell3760
      @tommyblackwell3760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Time-share tanks....I like the way you think.

    • @Wyomingchief
      @Wyomingchief 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm thinking we could get a fly sharing operation for an F-22 Raptor or maybe a F-35?

    • @ABUBBA22
      @ABUBBA22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@tommyblackwell3760 well tanks are multi-crew so I don't see why you and your buddies can't co-own one.

    • @Bacteriophagebs
      @Bacteriophagebs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The "Church" of Scientology owns a few warships.

    • @Attaxalotl
      @Attaxalotl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Bacteriophagebs Fortunately they're all decommissioned and disarmed ones, or so it seems.

  • @Parker2100
    @Parker2100 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Yeah, it happened to me in Michigan. I got into a car accident and apparently juggled the noodles in my head for a few days.
    The Officer took me to the hospital for a blood draw for drugs. When that came up negative, she wrote up that I was pissed and saying "threatening" things. Not at anyone in particular, just "threatening to the planet"
    Nevermind that I was pissed that I ran my truck into a shallow river.
    Anyway, I end up transferred to phych hospital and before a Judge who was the ONLY person in this whole ordeal who meantioned anything about guns. He, off the cuff, said "What if he buys a Machine Gun?" Whaa?
    So now I cannot buy or own a gun based on an officer's report of a subjective interpretation of something, a traumatized and angry person said.
    Then a newspaper suggested an "unnamed driver" did it on purpose while I was in the Hospital. They phych hospital Doctor through it down on the table in front of me. Whaa?
    And the same day that my rights were taken away after an elected judge literally declared me a danger to society I was released.
    If they cannot take away rights legally, they will do it one by one. I was told, by an attorney, that everyone in that situation gets the same result routinely.
    Oddly, it is the opposite of someone tries to get disability for mental health reasons. In that case they routinely reject a mental disorder.
    I should have said I wanted disability Insurance. Then they would have said nothing was wrong with me.
    It was never about protection, it was about an angry officer who could not get me for DUI and an Anti-Gun District elected Judge in an Anti-Gun District.😮

  • @davep.7099
    @davep.7099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I was lucky enough to grow up in a small town in Texas. Pretty much everyone had a gun in their truck (not many cars around). Most in a rifle rack visible through your back window. We knew all of the police officers and they all knew us. If you got pulled over for being drunk, they would take you home. If you got physical with anyone, you spent the night in jail. If there was a situation that got overheated, they would call a relative of yours to take custody of your guns until you cooled down. There was one murder in 20 years and that involved two people not from our town. You can't turn back time but neighborhood policing works. Breaking cities into smaller neighborhood "towns" and assigning specific officers to that area creates a level of familiarity. They can do talks at schools, be visible during sporting events, visit store owners, go to a local church, get to know the people in the community. I knew every police officer by name, the new ones would introduce themselves to the community. There were some good ones and some not so good, but they were a part of our community. I don't know the name of a single police officer in my city but the officer to person ratio is the same. I have had interactions with two or three but never the same one twice. Small towns turning into large cities remove most of the human interaction and data points necessary for police officers to make logical decisions. You no longer are a person that has a history and some experience with the officers, you are a body that is involved in something and the police officer has to make a decision based on little to no information on you. Good data leads to good decisions. No data leads to....guessing. This is an area for significant improvement.

    • @Ryan_Wiseman
      @Ryan_Wiseman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Also, neighborhood policing holds police officers to much more accountability, instead of it being so intertwined with the state that it is impossible to have any sort of recourse on police brutality and other horrid practices like civil asset forfeiture. It would make red flag laws viable with community policing, esp when most people are responsible gun owners and you'd have a better idea of whom actually may be a problem that leads to shot up schools. When cops are actually of the community, they get a better idea of people living in it and the problems they face. You would have far far less cases of cops treating people with mental health issues brutally, cops brutalizing unarmed black people; because they got to actually know the people living there and wouldn't be this oppressive extent of the state. Poorer communities not having good communal policing leads to worse problems, because the state trying to be like "we know what is best for you" leads to those communities with even more problems and turns that poor population into disposable labor for the prison industrial complex.

    • @skatingfreak1670
      @skatingfreak1670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's how it used to be in the United States. Just about everything you said what how it was.
      What changed was the immense militarization of police.
      And yes that is a real phenomenon.
      Why? Why not? Just treat everybody as if they were a mass danger.

    • @edwhatshisname3562
      @edwhatshisname3562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      When everybody knows everybody else, it becomes a lot harder for one person to have a jaded mental breakdown and start viewing the others as faceless targets. If I remember correctly, in the old days of the military, back when our grandparents were still young, they would put effort into dehumanizing "the enemy" in order to make them easier to kill without hesitation. I'm not sure how much of that goes on today, but either way, it kind of proves the point.

    • @johnrobberts7936
      @johnrobberts7936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A lot of social programs got introduced in the 60s that ended up breaking down communities. Public housing, government welfare, forced education, etc… Further social regulations and government programs continued to replace communities as cost of living started to go up due to government efforts, cheap loan money and the loss of blue collar jobs. In short, there has been a systematic effort (both intentional and unintentional ) to undermine American society.

    • @Ryan_Wiseman
      @Ryan_Wiseman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnrobberts7936 the state also only began solving these problems cause the free market never met the needs of blue collared and nonrich people, the free market was the boot that crushed the lives of these workers. It was only less than 50 years that many blue collared workers were paid scrib in company towns. Remember The Battle of Blair Mountain, where they bombed and tried gunning down workers (1 million rounds fired) who tried unionizing for their lives to not be miserable hell under the boots of the bosses that saw them as disposable.
      The way we structured our communities was the perfect opportunity for the state to seize a lot more power. As we moved toward suburbia lifestyle, this displaced a lot of people, as the saying “it takes a village to raise a kid” was more the lifestyle we had. People could have a good amount of land while also being apart of a close community. This entire aspect of living was disrupted across the board, whether you lived in city or in rural areas. The automobile made more of a case to disrupt this previous way of living by making us so reliant upon it for almost every aspect of our lives. The resources that it takes when all your businesses scattered becomes more and more unobtainable with time (leading to things like inflation), because the business model doesn’t make sense. And either the free market realizes it’s loss and tries to actual fix how fucked things have become, or the state will do a shit job trying to fix the mess that the market left

  • @adolfhit-her9407
    @adolfhit-her9407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Guilty until proven innocent was the exact thing most companies did when Amber Heard accused Johnny Depp of abuse.
    Congrats 2million

    • @sheethneaffer8614
      @sheethneaffer8614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It took Johnny 6 years. Wouldn't it be just lovely to lose your right to protect yourself that long. (probably longer)

    • @ootdega
      @ootdega 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every self-absorbed terminally-online woman on the planet still believes her and is still trying to get him jailed.
      "Listen and believe" only applies if you were born with a vagina, obviously.

  • @TheWtfnonamez
    @TheWtfnonamez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    Red Flag laws are an abusers charter.
    I met a biker who had just got out of prison for being "a dangerous criminal".
    What actually happened was that he caught his wife cheating on him. She went to the cops and made up some crap about him and he ended up getting a felony conviction for assaulting her. She patiently waited a little while and then went to the cops to report a small calibre handgun that his dad gave him, which was in a box under the bed, that he had forgotten all about. He went down for illegally owning a handgun that was given to him legally. He went to prison, she moved back into the apartment. Stitched up right and proper. She had planned the whole thing.
    Red flag laws are basically a way to wreck someones life and you dont even need the burden of proof.... just a lot of volunteers who dont like you.

    • @waynedrummond6583
      @waynedrummond6583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, but are "bikers" pretty easy not to like?

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Shoot bro that's rough. Imagine that handgun was like the only thing he had from his dad. We have an old pistol on a shelf that hasn't been shot in decades. I don't even think it's operational but it's always been on a shelf. For years and years. That think doesn't have paperwork. It's was probably sold long before an FBI background check even existed 😂 I've never seen it come out of the case in my life.

    • @joshstanton267
      @joshstanton267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynedrummond6583 depends on if you fuck with the underworld or not. do you? I'd say from the ones I've stumbled across, they're pretty agreeable people. primarily because I don't do any organised crime. look, bikie or no, if the government can just fuck anyone they like off of testimony with no burden of proof as OP just said, we're all pretty much in for trouble.

    • @erikness1686
      @erikness1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@waynedrummond6583 I'd rather hang out with bikers than lawyers, at least bikers are honest.

    • @Likexner
      @Likexner 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynedrummond6583 I certainly like them more than than these demonic feminists.

  • @bhfromnh3914
    @bhfromnh3914 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I got red flagged in Massachusetts.
    Spent 18 months in jail and have a felony for (get this) yelling at my ex and having a lawfully owned Glock 43 in my cars trunk. Locked trunk. Unloaded. In a Glock box.
    With a cable lock installed through the mag well and chamber. Came from a gun range in NH. Drive into MA. Had a verbal confrontation with her (no physical altercations). MA waited one year to press charges. Had to sell all of my ammo and firearms to afford a $10,000 lawyer. Lost a three day trial in MA. 18 months in jail for simple possession of a firearm in a safe condition.
    My lawsuit is ready. I need help sending it to someone. It’s a big one. After Bruen, this can’t stand.

    • @monkegaming6416
      @monkegaming6416 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      18 months for hurting someones feelings is insane

  • @98integraGSR
    @98integraGSR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    My ex tried to (and almost succeeded in) "red-flagging" me after I dumped her...
    It was AWESOME waking up from a nap to SWAT-bois outside my house with bullhorns and my street blocked off 💯🙄
    I got put in handcuffs "for my own safety" after 7 guys beaded me with AR's and almost shot my dog, and then got involuntarily transported to a psych facility. It took SIXTEEN F****ING HOURS BEFORE THEY RELEASED ME TO MY COMMAND, WITH *ZERO* INDICATION THAT I WAS SUICIDAL, EXCEPT THE WORD OF A VINDICTIVE EX.
    The *ONLY* reason the cops didn't get my guns was because they couldn't easily gain access to them, were being recorded, and didn't have the order from a judge signed yet when they Baker-Acted me, so I managed to get someone from my command to my house and transport all of them.
    It was a MONTH'S WORTH of complete and utter BS.

    • @TempoMontages
      @TempoMontages 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      seems like almost all red flag stories are from crazy ex girlfriends so all you have to do is avoid girls and you will be good

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      time to return the favor, red flags for everybody

  • @TheRealMEEDABEE
    @TheRealMEEDABEE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Here's my thought on why red flag laws are terrifying even beyond the world of guns and constitutionality - specifically, I foresee a very bad cycle to happen:
    -red flag laws are introduced/expanded
    -people are less inclined to open up out of fear of getting swatted
    -said individuals bottle up their emotions and the tension builds
    -they hit a breaking point and shit hits the fan
    -people want action
    -politicians try to rinse the blood off their hands and repeat
    Remind people that this _can and will_ go beyond guns and look out for your homies y'all - either we all hang together, or we all hang seperately

    • @tacticalmattfoley
      @tacticalmattfoley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me: "First time.."

    • @Alibaba22098
      @Alibaba22098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We will end up like China where you literally need a permit to obtain a kitchen knife. Yeah a kitchen knife not a regular pocket knife or hunting knife.

    • @anochron1
      @anochron1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      California and New York's "Good Moral Standing" will look into these very things and use them against you.

    • @gifthorse3675
      @gifthorse3675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep people aren’t going to seek help or therapy

    • @stevenmike1878
      @stevenmike1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      the founding fathers knew its human instinct/nature to seek out weapons to protect yourself, family, and community from any possible threat. so making laws to criminalize a persons instincts for self preservation was an abuse of government on a persons natural rights/instincts endowed to them by there creator. it was the understanding that humans have the urge to have opinions, and express them, also humans want to defend themselves from evil/bad things.
      they also knew they had to prevent the government from committing crimes against humanity, as they knew if they didn't write down these amendments the government could and would do such a thing. they knew that powers become corrupted and would go out of its way to cause unnecessary friction with the people, as a means of a power trip.

  • @lieutenantcoloneltanyavond8273
    @lieutenantcoloneltanyavond8273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    I've said it many times and i'll say it again. As someone living in Europe (granted, Eastern Europe), i find US gun laws ridiculous and restrictive. Was it harder for me to get to own guns? Depending on which state you use as a reference, yes and no. I went through a shall-issue process and that was it.
    But after that? I go to a store, present paper confirming i can own guns and leave the store 5 minutes later with brand new gun. No form filling, no further background checks, no wait periods, no dumb restrictions on what i can buy based on barrel length or other bs. No bullshit braces (i cringe whenever i see those to be honest), no wondering if i'm allowed to put vertical grip on my gun and most importantly: no butchering of historical firearms to make them legal semi-autos.
    Granted, i also have to register those guns, but if you are thinking US government is not tracking who's going trough background checks and how often, you are deluded.
    And red flag laws are just a cherry on the cake. Whoever is advocating for them should get a free, one-way ticket to Siberia.

    • @thejerk4478
      @thejerk4478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What country???

    • @jacknedry3925
      @jacknedry3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      “Whoever is advocating for them should get a free, one-way ticket to Siberia”
      I agree with this statement,
      GULAGS ARE BACK IN STYLE BOYS!

    • @N3cr0m4nc3r-5
      @N3cr0m4nc3r-5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I read this entire thing heavily accented and I apologize for that. I appreciate the post content!

    • @insus100
      @insus100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, good luck using the gun in a defensive situation though. You can own guns anywhere in the world.

    • @michaelthebigaussie
      @michaelthebigaussie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What country?

  • @kilroywashere9343
    @kilroywashere9343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I’ve been on the fence about red flag laws but this video has been the push I needed to change my mind. The concise explanation and bringing up the possible result of people fearing to come out about depression among other bad results has made me opposed to red flag laws.

    • @JtubeisJpropagandafront
      @JtubeisJpropagandafront 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You shouldn’t believe the govt in the first place.
      It’s always trying to take away your guns, it would slowly impose many restitutions that may seem to be “okay”. Ultimately you have nothing.

    • @robonator2945
      @robonator2945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean I agree but I also feel like the simple reality that this is eroding necessary freedoms for the sake of a few people's well being is important. No-one wants people to commit crimes with guns, just like no-one wants people to shoot themselves, but those actions are ultimately faults of the individual. Some people also shout slurs, spread conspiracies, etc., and if we were to apply the principle of "some people use this freedom wrong so we must eliminate that freedom in the first place" equally, not only would THOSE people not have freedom of speech (already a recipe for disaster long term might I add) but NO-ONE would have freedom of speech.
      It's a fundamentally pathos driven argument that tries to put the crux of the discussion on the relative handful of people mentally unstable enough to do wrong and the tragedy that comes with. A few people doing tragic things is not justification for taking away necessary fundamental rights. Not only are you free to do whatever you god damn please until such time as your actions start to encroach on the universal rights of others*, without any need to justify those actions, but an armed populous is a populous that can't be oppressed.
      I've seen a few people saying "yeah like what if we took away all of the AR-15s from americans and sent them to ukraine where they actually need them?" to which I say, you know what would be EVEN BETTER than trying to ship thousands of rifles thousands of miles into an active warzone with ammunition in an attempt to arm thousands and thousands of untrained civilians who may never have even held a firearm before? If those citizens already owned guns, ammo, and had already been to a shooting range several times before in their lives with a firm understanding of firearm safety, good shooting habits, and how to fix common issues with their weaponry. People doing tragic things is terrible, but an armed populous is a necessity because you simply can't live life reactively, there are some problems that you need to get ahead of, or die trying to catch up to. Once you start getting rabies symptoms, you're already dead, and once you start getting symptoms of tyranny, the treatments are already all gone.
      * "universal" here isn't a buzz word, I'm referring to rights that EVERYONE must respect, things that you are entitled to across the board, not just by public offices and whatnot. For instance, twitter is a private company, so however shitty they may be, they are not, nor should they be, obligated to uphold your 1st amendment right to freedom of expression. By contrast, if the CEO of twitter came up and started beating the shit out of you, that's still illegal. Controversially, this also means that, if you aren't already entitled to a job, and you don't get the job in question for ANY reason, no matter how idiotic, bigoted, etc. it doesn't matter, the person hiring is within their rights to hire you or fire you for whatever reason they see fit. Does this mean some people will be genuine racist dick heads? Yes but, again, a few people making the wrong choices with their rights, does not nullify those rights.

    • @HateBear-real
      @HateBear-real ปีที่แล้ว

      >I was on the fence about someone taking someone else's rights with mere rumors
      I get that you're grifting for approval, but that still sounds really bad.

    • @HateBear-real
      @HateBear-real ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robonator2945 >muh racism
      Wow, you sure dropped the ball on that topic. If people are free, then obviously they can have racial preferences.

    • @robonator2945
      @robonator2945 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@HateBear-real 1 : preference isn't racism
      2 : yes? Do you have a point you'd like to make there orrr? People have a right to be alchoholic, people have a right to be smokers, people have a right to be general dick nozzles, and yes, people have a right to be racist. You seem to think there is some contradiction here; there isn't.

  • @Kingj411
    @Kingj411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I live in New Jersey. My family is very left-leaning and they’ve never liked the idea of me being interested in firearms. I bought my first rifle last year and when I told them, they lost their shit, and my dad especially spouted some bullshit about mass shootings, how me owning a gun would make me a target of “racist police” (cause I’m black), and other nonsense. In short, they’ve made it abundantly clear they do not want me to own any kind of firearms, period.
    I lost my job about three months ago, and soon after it happened, I got depressed and became totally withdrawn. I was posting emo-type shit on Facebook and Instagram, amongst other things, but that’s behind me now, and I really believe that things are changing for the better for me. I should mention that at no point did I ever talk about or contemplate suicide, especially with my own gun.
    These red flag laws scare the shit outta me, because I can totally see my father or other family having my guns taken from me, all because I hit a bad patch for a month or two. It’s already happened to others, I don’t want it to happen to me.
    Tl;dr I got big sad recently, got over it, and now I’m worried my libtard family is gonna use these red laws to have my 2A rights stripped from me.

    • @tenchraven
      @tenchraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I moved several thousand miles and burned my social media to the ground to get away from family like that. It sucks, because you lose friends who might not be that kind of trash, but sometimes its worth it.

    • @thefunfactory7657
      @thefunfactory7657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And your 4A right

    • @schrodingersgat4344
      @schrodingersgat4344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're worried about police killing you ,and you killing yourself...
      ...but (also) EXACTLY the sort of people that would turn you in to those same cops. Not only that, but burn any trust you have left and leave you alone in the world ;in a manner of speaking.
      South Carina accepts and encouages firearms refugees.
      Come on down, bother.
      [Better a Yankee ,than some commiefornians. Yankees can be reasoned with...most of the time.*
      *All we ask is this: When it snows or ices up, here, Please (please) just enjoy the day off.
      We don't get enough of it to keep up with it. Don't bitch about the roads and how long it takes to clear them.
      [They suck anyway]
      And don't be out front ,in board shorts acting like it's "not cold" 15°F.
      Nobody likes those assholes.

    • @nerdicusdorkum2923
      @nerdicusdorkum2923 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      'owning a gun would make you a target of racist police'
      BAHAHAHA, ok, that's one really huge leap of stupid illogic if I've ever seen one. If the popos actually wanted my ass to be grass, I'd be a damned fool if I didn't have a 'second opinion' by my side.

    • @jakegarrett8109
      @jakegarrett8109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welp, sorry to hear about that (but also glad you're doing better). Once you register the confiscation form 4473 then that's what happens, and families are often the cases of backstabbing (and statistically high chance for even murders), hence if you don't trust someone (and families gossip), then don't tell them, they don't need to know.
      It's just like my family, I don't tell them anything about work, even when it's unclassified (that and I do take confidential info as equal to TS information, even if I haven't signed NDAs it's still going to be kept secret if that's the intent). Best they know is roughly where I work, and that sometimes I work UAVs on the weekends. That's pretty much what my LinkedIn profile is going to say too, they don't need to know anything more specific than that, even when it's public knowledge I'm not going to mention it. If you wouldn't want it public knowledge (because it will be after they gossip), then don't say anything!

  • @DrCarlBooze
    @DrCarlBooze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    I am very worried about this one as a Veteran that works to improve care at the VA. It is tough enough to get vets to ask for help without red flag laws. Vets struggling with PTSD will have a very tough time asking for help or claiming the benefits they have earned. Being diagnosed with PTSD becomes a very scary thing when you have to worry about it being used against you to take away your 2A rights.

    • @Driveby-Viktum
      @Driveby-Viktum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Read my comments above concerning my dad. . . for myself, they tried to get me into the system with a bunch of shady stuff, like trying to diagnose someone with known ADHD from childhood as bi-polar, even though there was no basis for this anywhere in my childhood or adult life. Thats when, following MY DAD's footsteps as mentioned in my other comment here, i left the VA Behavioral health system forever. I came in asking for them to renew my Adderal prescription after not taking it for 6-7 years, and ended up being coerced into a place i didnt want to be , by people who COULD CARE LESS WHAT I I SAID TO THEM.

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I've avoided getting a diagnosis because I know it would ruin my life. Firearms are a mandatory part of my job. I'm really good at what I do and it gives me a purpose to stay focused, rather than drown myself in alcohol until my liver fails.

    • @rustyshackleford6369
      @rustyshackleford6369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for what you do. It’s an important and often overlooked job

    • @DrCarlBooze
      @DrCarlBooze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rustyshackleford6369 Thank you I appreciate that it is just part time but we do a lot of good for VAs all around the country.

    • @DrCarlBooze
      @DrCarlBooze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Mortablunt I hear you brother I am in the same boat I don’t want to quit alcohol but keeping from drinking too much is a constant struggle and working to improve care at the VA really keeps my eyes open on how much damage alcohol can do.

  • @GGE1776
    @GGE1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    My dad had his guns taken away after he divorced my former stepmom (who also thinks we live in a simulation btw) because she wouldn't let him see my brother and she didn't want to have to let him see my brother.
    Because she didnt want to let my dad see his son, she delayed the inevitable and got my dad to lose his 2nd amendment rights.
    Thank you very much, red flag laws.

    • @donkeedic4451
      @donkeedic4451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At what time did he lose them and how? (House raid, court order, arrested while shopping?)

    • @usernamehhhs4540
      @usernamehhhs4540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do something instead of crying online

    • @billyray4716
      @billyray4716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kinda sounds like your dad tried to threaten your mom with a firearm, probably deserved that. Do it civil or get a lawyer

  • @loonielonnie
    @loonielonnie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I live in indiana and the day the red flag laws passed my work had a co worker swatted and guns drawn on him and his kids for saying “if they fired him over something petty he’d sue and take over the place” they did this with no proof of any malicious internet or and proof at all, just on someone’s word.

  • @Driveby-Viktum
    @Driveby-Viktum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    This is the very reason my dad stopped going to the VA " Behavioral Health" department. He was asked no less than 6 times a visit by different people if he had ideas of Control-Alt-Delete with the the implication they'd take his firearms if he didnt tow the line. One day after having endured it for the nth time he told the doctor " you know what?!?!? you're a genius! I am fully cured and dont need any more visitation! Thanks!"....and never went back. They drove him away.

    • @monabale8263
      @monabale8263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you dad is awesome.

    • @kellyalger2394
      @kellyalger2394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I said it in another comment, but this is why 22 veterans a day self delete. If the VA actually cared, they would solve the actual problems vets face instead of treating them like second class citizens.

    • @thomased22legoyodagaming
      @thomased22legoyodagaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The VA is so asinine it fails to be funny.

    • @SB_TheWelder
      @SB_TheWelder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kellyalger2394 Exactly this. As a veteran myself, I tell them straight up what I'm dealing with and they do absolutely nothing. They take "going through the motions" to a whole new level. I'm not a medical Dr and I'm pretty sure I could do their job better.

    • @DON4419
      @DON4419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah. The VA sucks. With a 15 month waiting period on general health visits....I'd rather pay for health insurance than die waiting in line. My VA doctor told me if I get a cold just go to the ER because that's the only way I'll be seen by a doctor.

  • @table.1
    @table.1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    This has happened to me, came back from deployment pretty messed up in 2020. I got out about a year later and still wasn’t 100% anyways I was feeling pretty down one night. It was about 2am on a Monday and didn’t feel like annoying a buddy by calling at 2am. I made the mistake of calling the veterans S-word hotline. Wasn’t close or trying to commit it, I just wanted to talk to someone. Anyways the conversation was boring and felt like she was reading a script. I unfortunately did acknowledge I had a gun with me and explained it wasn’t for S-word but because I simply still didn’t feel safe even back home especially at night. Well anyways call dropped when I went to get another beer due to bad reception in most of my house. I ignored the call back due to the conversation being as boring as watching paint dry. Cops showed up at my house around an hour later about 12 deep. Dispatcher called my phone and asked me to step outside to talk to the cops. I did (being .32 bac drunk I did thinking I could explain to them what was up then get back to my night. Instead I had shotguns, rifles, pistols, tasers and a 40mm pointed at me and was thrown into cuffs. Driven to a mental health screening place where the “doctor” didn’t care what I said and was more worried on why I had a gun and why it was loaded. Despite all my answers he said he didn’t believe me. Ended up being a temporary detention order and having yo sit in a mental hospital for a week waiting on a court date. The court was a joke, the judge simply asked a psychiatrist that based on everything that happened if she believes I should be hospitalized. She said yes, and that was it. I had no say could not do or say anything to change his mind.
    All that I learned from that was hate, to never reach out for help, police aren’t your friend and how awful these laws are. Still not legally allowed to posses, own or transport weapons or ammo.

    • @fbusygfoiugduagyda
      @fbusygfoiugduagyda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      You're loved if fr ill say it, I love you and thank you for fighting for this country that has wronged you so bad. You have everyone here's support. If you ever need to just talk to someone for anything I can give you my email.

    • @dhgmrz17
      @dhgmrz17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sad reality of the same government you fought for turning it's back on you once you are out of their grasp.

    • @thedak808
      @thedak808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      lol people be like “back the blue”

    • @dhgmrz17
      @dhgmrz17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thedak808 The only blue they are inadvertently backing is the Democrats.

    • @CTJEEPGUY1973
      @CTJEEPGUY1973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Hey brother I know what you went through. Didn’t tell the hotline about any weapons but told them I was in a dark place. Then like you said, the script is read. After 8 mins of the most monotonous drivel, I thanked them for time. My Dad, a Vietnam Vet, helped and told me there were more guys out there like him that will help me. I try to help as many as I can now. So if you still need someone to talk to about what your dealing with, hit me up. We need to lower that 22 stat. Thanks brother

  • @thomasbrand2650
    @thomasbrand2650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    • 2nd Amendment - right of the people to bear arms.
    • 4th Amendment - protection from unwarranted search and seizure.
    • 5th Amendment - shall not be deprived of property without due process or just compensation (federally).
    • 6th Amendment - right to confront your accuser.
    • 14th Amendment - shall not be deprived of property without due process or just compensation (state).
    Red Flag Laws are an abomination to our nation and our constitution. They are far from a "slippery slope", they're a jump off a cliff.

    • @wdtiger
      @wdtiger 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The mentally ill leftists don't see it that way. "Guns bad" above all else. Your rights mean nothing to them.

    • @orppranator5230
      @orppranator5230 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rabidsbr It’s such BS that they are civil proceedings and not criminal proceedings as well. What am I gunna do, shoot someone with my gun in a perfectly civil, gentlemanly manner?

    • @oblivionsa7973
      @oblivionsa7973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rabidsbr Which I can assure you is not accidental. They are doing everything they can to create a system seemingly purpose-built to be abused. This looks like nothing more than a method to strip people of their rights without requiring any pesky amendments or legislation.

    • @fahianpretu6779
      @fahianpretu6779 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Governments don't care they are just afraid that people don't rely on them for something.

    • @WJS774
      @WJS774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      +1st Amendment, since most 'red flags' are going to be something you said that the government will be punishing you for.

  • @bartix698
    @bartix698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Well said. When I had depression-like sypmtoms I didn't seek help knowing that ANY record of psychiatric diseases in my country makes gun permit amost impossible to get

    • @alexm566
      @alexm566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too, for the exact reason.

  • @ryanwilbur3554
    @ryanwilbur3554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    My biggest fear with these laws, is that people who are really, truly mentally suffering will avoid seeking actual help from friends and family out of fear over having their rights infringed. For many, keeping their firearms may be more important than their own mental health.

    • @jordanreeseyre
      @jordanreeseyre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sad but possible. It's the same dilemma as when parents get reported as struggling to child services. Don't want to do nothing but don't want to make it worse.
      We know a gun is a way more "convenient/effective" self delete method than most alternatives so seizure/forced storage could have the same effect as switching from coal gas or putting sleeping pills in blister packs had on the suicide rate. But the devil's in the detail.

    • @CommanderKrieg
      @CommanderKrieg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is sadly true

    • @lntentiveGaming
      @lntentiveGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know I would probably hide it

    • @silkroad1201
      @silkroad1201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They don't seek help anyway, so that won't make a difference

    • @medicbabe2ID
      @medicbabe2ID 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@silkroad1201
      Absolutes are not a valid form of argument when humans are a component

  • @afinoxi
    @afinoxi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    "Not that you're a dummy , I though it was good title."
    No no , you're not wrong.

    • @afinoxi
      @afinoxi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well fuck I just realised I made a typo and he already hearted it so I'm not going to edit the comment which will remove the heart. If you're offended , well , sucks to be you.

    • @lefr33man
      @lefr33man 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "No no, he's got a point."

    • @exotrrc1636
      @exotrrc1636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@afinoxi sad

  • @thetalantonx
    @thetalantonx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    Forget the "temporarily" part. This is a way for a judge to initiate a potential life-or-death encounter by sending armed individuals to confiscate your property without any wrong-doing needing to be proved. SWATting is already bad enough, this is flipping the tables to guilty-until-you-can-afford-to-prove-yourself-innocent.

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Nothing is more permanent than the temporary things of the government.

    • @investigativeoutcomes9343
      @investigativeoutcomes9343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Basically it is legal SWATing.

    • @trailblazer632
      @trailblazer632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's a removal of due process and actions against your person and rights without representation

    • @Heafalore
      @Heafalore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I imagine a gun owner being suddenly swarmed by a bunch of armed indivuduals without any prior warning or wrongdoing would only result in lives lost and no net gain for society

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Heafalore but it is a gain for society, it's called natural selection. Let everybody kill the shit out of each other and the survivors will have a nice drink in the end. There are so many assholes and so few bullets.

  • @anomonyous
    @anomonyous 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Know an American truck driver. Wife falsely accused him. Took his kids, made him into an alimony slave, and now he can't own any firearm, because he's technically a felon.
    That stuff already happens.

  • @brodyshaffer531
    @brodyshaffer531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    It’s good for people to know exactly what red flag laws are and why they are unconstitutional.

    • @TeSolycMandalor
      @TeSolycMandalor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What sad is Brandon just now getting around to informing his viewer base. They've been implemented by blue states for years now.

    • @Smooth_Operator
      @Smooth_Operator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i agree that red flag laws can be used maliciously but imo it's worth it if the result is less people doing self harm. and if you do a study case you will see that the majority of use cases had saved lives while none have took lives when done to the wrong people.

    • @TwiztidPain
      @TwiztidPain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Smooth_Operator I agree my dad was in a mental ward after my parents devoiced, and had a loaded 357 with a full box of amo in his truck. He told the dr he was having thoughts of self harm and harming my mother and me. I had to get State Police to remove the gun and amo from his truck and they held it for a year. It was for his safety and my mother and my safety..

    • @n3r0wolfe
      @n3r0wolfe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Smooth_Operator red flag laws are unconstitutional .. scotus ruled 9-0 on that last year

    • @jesshorn257
      @jesshorn257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Smooth_Operator "guilty till proven innocent your rights are forfeit".... ok glowie also you are wrong as their have already been shoot outs when illegal seizures were executed

  • @babyunicron2494
    @babyunicron2494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1354

    Yeah, red flag laws are great, but have you ever taken your depressed buddy out to the range and just chilled out, plinked some targets, and chatted for a couple hours?
    Because in my experience, being a good friend is way better than demoting them to "mentally unstable freak" and stealing their guns.

    • @jeredhersh789
      @jeredhersh789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      I wish I could heart react this, because I've been the depressed buddy before, and you're absolutely right. Having good friends or family who care is so much better.

    • @drquack4213
      @drquack4213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@jeredhersh789 I love how stuff like this is being pointed out, because it should be
      The depressed need to be cared for, not left to have their thoughts and considerations worsen because they’re paranoid of their constitutional rights being unjustly taken from them therefore they keep their suffering to themselves
      A lot of gun owners are both interested and passionate about said guns, and the threat of stealing something that a depressed person cares about while they get looked down on as “insane” or “unstable” is one of the worst things that can be done to improve what they’re going through, simply reaching out and being there for your loved ones will almost always be so much better

    • @adambresette4004
      @adambresette4004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I've been the buddy it helps more than you'll ever know

    • @captainpotatoaim1234
      @captainpotatoaim1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen to this.

    • @chefdusse
      @chefdusse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      imagine red flagging everyone "damaged" that has fought overseas and stripping them of the only thing they have left

  • @danielzahariev1671
    @danielzahariev1671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    Thank you for explaining this important issue to us Mr. AK Guy
    #akgnotificationsquad

  • @Southerly93
    @Southerly93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I've had an ongoing fight with depression for years now, and I'd be pissied if someone dared to use that against me to confiscate my guns. Part of depression is feeling hopeless and out of control of your life. What better way to make that worse than to have police enter your home illegally and take hundreds/thousands of dollars worth of your stuff and then charge you money to hold onto them (because getting them back won't be free)

    • @seaweeb2258
      @seaweeb2258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Someone who is suicidal or struggles with suicide ideation comes out for help with said issue, can now be seen as the suicide.
      If they didn't have the strength to pull the trigger on themselves, the cops can do it for them via RFL. Not to mention it would make their name and legacy go around and they will be known by a lot of people in this community.
      I know this looks bad, but these laws actually make that a reality.

  • @PartTimeGoblinSlayer
    @PartTimeGoblinSlayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    My concern is how many gun deaths will be related to red flag applications. It just seems like a bad idea to send cops to confiscate firearms from citizens who have no idea what's going and why, and who should not have any obligation to give up their property. It's going to lead to more police and law abiding citizen deaths. It's already happened a few times I think.(nvm it has. I didn't see that part of the video when I posted this)🤪

    • @josedorsaith5261
      @josedorsaith5261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Not just gun deaths. How many rapes, stabbings etc will occur because a person needed their guns to protect against a violent ex, but couldn't have them?

    • @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302
      @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's been more deaths by these red flag laws than deaths on the dreaded and super duper scary 6th.

    • @MidasMakeItRain
      @MidasMakeItRain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@josedorsaith5261 guarantee we will see cases of an ex lover using red flag laws to disarm their ex so they can do what they like.

    • @papuan369
      @papuan369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how many cops will refuse to comply with these illegal laws? none, they have no qualms executing you because your ex lied

    • @X420BlazeNoScope
      @X420BlazeNoScope 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@papuan369 they will comply.....

  • @silvertategamiplays
    @silvertategamiplays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    I'll tell you, a lot of people outside of America that I've talked to had no idea what it took to own a gun. When I was looking to buy a 1911, my friends from europe and australia thought it was weird that they refused to allow me to purchase the gun solely due to my address not being the same as my current one, on my ID. I had to explain to them the whole process of purchasing a gun in the US and they were legitimately shocked at what buying a gun required. They thought it was easy to purchase a gun, so easy, in fact, that they thought it would take me 10 minutes to go get the thing. I feel that kind of shows why when people from other countries get on the topic of gun control in America, they have no idea what we need as I've seen tons of that online. People from outside the US advocating for more gun laws in America when they have no idea what laws we already have in place.

    • @SaltyFarzi
      @SaltyFarzi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea, surprise surprise it isn't as easy as people overseas think. And yet I continue to get lectured by a prick saying "oh you don't need this; you don't need that. You shouldn't be able to purchase such-and-such." It's like dude, fuck off.
      Also, comment before mine I think YT might have been shadow banned-can't get it to show up or anything, but it's saying it's there.

    • @TGPDrunknHick
      @TGPDrunknHick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As an Australian I used to think similarly. then I looked at the laws. the laws are fine. could be different (for instance having public carry restriction rather than purchase restriction of firearms) from what I can tell seems to be the process that leads up to the sales that needs a refocus. what checks and audits can be conducted to assure there is a trail of where each firearm was produced, where it was sent and whether or not it's still inventoried should all be readily accessible to law enforcement without even bringing gun owners into it.
      it's all very strange to me but, I can see there are perfectly fine laws. the stories we hear just seem to be because aspects of it weren't enforced correctly...

    • @madmackenzie3459
      @madmackenzie3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      as a scotsman i have always watched in awe of gun rights in america ive never advocated for more gun control in america as i honestly wish i had the rights to own guns in my country(without all the uk legal bullshitterey) and it is in your constitution plain and clear but even i have only recently realised how much regulation and paperwork there is before you can even buy any firearm and how the laws differ widely from state to state it's mental to me that a firearm from one state thats's legal could be a felony in another part of the country

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Lot of people IN America don't have any idea what it takes to own a gun.
      And that's why we have folks calling for mandatory background checks and machine-gun bans, both of which have been on the books for literal decades.

    • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
      @JokerInk-CustomBuilds 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't need more gun laws. But you obviously need NEW gun laws.
      The ones you have clearly don't work since lunatics gunowners shoot up your country daily!
      -As you say, not being able to buy a gun because of different adresses might seem strickt... but it is prolly a rule to keep ppl from using alot of different adresses to hide their ownership of guns.
      But maybe a psychological test would be a good idea... I bet alot of sellers could screen out depressed lone gunmen teenagers needing guns and buckets full of ammo for no apparant reason...
      But when all is said, what america really needs is a total clean up of guns in society. Ban weapons in public and confiscate and destroy every single firearm carried in public without having them in locked weapons cases. When you have clean up and destroyed all illigal guns and legal guns from owners not respecting the laws, then you might have a chance of restarting with new screening rules based on mental health, criminal rapsheets etc.
      Because right now you are caught in a vicious circle of death where everyone buys more guns because ppl die from guns... That will never work.
      There is just one true fact: The less firearms in society, the less ppl get shot.

  • @Zanthum
    @Zanthum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither" AND WILL LOSE BOTH.

    • @Kojara_SC
      @Kojara_SC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even germans know that full quote.
      *imitating brandons side-note-face* might be something in our history...

    • @-imperatorinsomnia-6163
      @-imperatorinsomnia-6163 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben Franklin: Pay taxes and let the government handle security or you deserve nothing. Modern Americans: He meant "screw the government", FREEDOM!

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@-imperatorinsomnia-6163 Ah yes, another Euroclown here to misinterpret the Constitution and its founders for us. Thanks Euroclown, we couldn't have done it without you. Humble reminder: you're talking about the guy who privately owned a warship.

    • @Zanthum
      @Zanthum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@-imperatorinsomnia-6163 paying taxes does not require giving up liberty.

    • @-imperatorinsomnia-6163
      @-imperatorinsomnia-6163 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Zanthum Pay up and government security was the purpose of that whole quote. It wasn't about holding out against oppression from your/a government. "purchase temporary safety" was meant literally. Ben wanted PERMANENT.

  • @silvesterpeel5379
    @silvesterpeel5379 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I watched this last year. Now, YT removed my viewing history.
    I didn't die and ask my friends as last request.

  • @HiberniaeCor
    @HiberniaeCor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    We could sum up the law in one sentence. "Don't touch me or my sh*t." Everything else is trivial. Also, I foresee a LOT of lawsuits in the courts' future for infringing on 2A.

    • @gang-ridertv5433
      @gang-ridertv5433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I agree heavily, this redflag bull will come to a head. Lots of 2a lawyers are salivating at the unconstitutionality of this.

    • @DefZen343
      @DefZen343 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gang-ridertv5433 several thousand people in Florida have been red flagged already, where are these salivating lawyers?

    • @revisit8480
      @revisit8480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can you explain this to me?
      The 2nd is being infringed upon in several instances by the ATF. How isn't there lawsuits flying? Why isn't gun ownership returned to an absolute free level?
      It just doesn't make sense to me, that "this" is the line, when "the line" gets moved by 10 yards every few years and then gun owners are standing at the line going "THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU DID THAT" and then they act surprised it happens again, when they don't ever fight back.
      I'm not a US citizen, neither would I want to be, but this just baffles me. I'm all in favor of gun ownership, btw. I wasn't born with enough brain damage to want to remove a nations right to firearms of all sorts.

    • @henryofskalitz2228
      @henryofskalitz2228 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lawyers don't go against the atf too much because they're the fbi and don't want to be epstiened

    • @Tucher97
      @Tucher97 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@revisit8480 Because the ATF is so powerful the yare untouchable, so if you were to file a law suit, the ATF will shoot you, say "he was a threat to the public" and people go "oh ok.", repeat this numerous years.
      Its so much a problem that small group of people are being harassed while others are like "well fuck my neighbor right?"

  • @feoginator9000
    @feoginator9000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Me, a European watching Brandon's video on an American law, just enjoying the video. Knowing full well that this does not apply to me.

    • @johnsnyder1046
      @johnsnyder1046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yes, Putin appreciates that u have no guns 😅

    • @someone2084
      @someone2084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      same, damn why do I live in the UK

    • @PartTimeGoblinSlayer
      @PartTimeGoblinSlayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      As an American I find it awesome that you share our interest.👍watch away friend! Brandon Herrera should be an international right to watch. 😁

    • @ronniewilliz153
      @ronniewilliz153 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea you guys just stab each other a bunch now that they took ur guns away.

    • @Terrarian329
      @Terrarian329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As said by Brandon, "Guns, are awesome"

  • @darenmiller2218
    @darenmiller2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    And yes, this has happened to me. Miserable ex decided to “get back” at me, and cops showed up, took my guns, and left. Never been as pissed as that moment.

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      time to red flag her too

    • @thedak808
      @thedak808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How long to get them back? did you?

    • @darenmiller2218
      @darenmiller2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@thedak808 I got them back after a month long battle. Had to prove that she was a lying pos and i was never abusive.

    • @thedak808
      @thedak808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darenmiller2218 did your state’s law prohibit new purchases? (I know ammo is uhh expensive but still)

    • @darenmiller2218
      @darenmiller2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thedak808 I’m not sure about that one. I wasn’t allowed to have any firearm during the course of the kangaroo court system, so I would assume not.

  • @Joel-e3b
    @Joel-e3b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The most comprehensive video on red flag laws that is digestible. Great work AK jesus

  • @additive8924
    @additive8924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    One thing I haven't heard anybody talking about yet is the fact that red flag laws make law-abiding gun owners hesitant about sharing their knowledge and experience. As soon as my state passed a red flag law I became a lot more cautious about even admitting that I was a gun owner to people I didn't know very well. These types of laws are not only designed to make it easier for the government to take firearms. They are also designed to intimidate us to keep us from educating the uninformed. In my opinion it's also a violation of the First Amendment.

    • @hudsongiesbrecht2418
      @hudsongiesbrecht2418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Interesting (and very insightful) point.

    • @TheGremlin50cal
      @TheGremlin50cal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      For the people supporting red flag laws, this is not a bug, it's a feature.

    • @silkroad1201
      @silkroad1201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The power of these so called "red flag laws" are way overblown by gun enthusiasts. If your ex wants to get back at you and reports you for some supossed mental illness, they're not just gonna say "Ok!" and go snatch your guns. That's ridiculous. I'm not saying I agree with them, I'm just saying you can relax. As scared as this guy and Glenn Beck have made you, there's still such thing as due process before your rights are infringed.

    • @additive8924
      @additive8924 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@silkroad1201 dead wrong. These laws only exist to circumvent due process. I've seen lots of legitimate stories with video footage. In States like California where they do not have the probable cause to attain a warrant. A simple allegation is enough for them to come and confiscate your firearms.

    • @PathosBedlam
      @PathosBedlam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those who want change, just need one complete generation of mindless tools who are easy to control, and they will have won. Then you can kiss all your freedoms goodbye. Red Flag laws are just one tool they use to keep the next generation uneducated.
      Taking guns out of schools in 1990 just stopped them getting the correct education on using them safely, as well as why it is the responsibility of each good citizen to stay vigilant in the defense of their freedoms. Now you just have a generation of stupid 30 year olds who have no idea how to be a good citizen, and think everything should be handed out on a silver platter. Great Job government, you fucked it up real good this time.

  • @PopeMetallicus
    @PopeMetallicus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I'll take "What is a tyrannical and unconstitutional act that will definitely be abused and probably result in both dead cops and civilians" for 500 Brandon

    • @stevenmike1878
      @stevenmike1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the founding fathers knew its human instinct/nature to seek out weapons to protect yourself, family, and community from any possible threat. so making laws to criminalize a persons instincts for self preservation was an abuse of government on a persons natural rights/instincts endowed to them by there creator. it was the understanding that humans have the urge to have opinions, and express them, also humans want to defend themselves from evil/bad things.
      they also knew they had to prevent the government from committing crimes against humanity, as they knew if they didn't write down these amendments the government could and would do such a thing. they knew that powers become corrupted and would go out of its way to cause unnecessary friction with the people, as a means of a power trip.

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dead cops and gun owners? Sounds like a veritable progressive wet dream...they know exactly what they are doing despite seeming extremely illogical.

    • @itatane
      @itatane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sort of like civil asset forfeiture laws, where cops and the feds can confiscate money or other property and then YOU have to prove that it wasn't connected to a crime. Steve Lehto has a bunch of videos on that, if you want your blood pressure to spike.

  • @Dibbo_
    @Dibbo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    Glad you are making this video, I hope that this spreads the word about how stupid these laws are.

    • @someengineermain6803
      @someengineermain6803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes these laws are dumb

    • @shanelacross6744
      @shanelacross6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bro posted this without even starting the video

    • @u2beuser714
      @u2beuser714 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it doesnt make aense to the avarage citizen but it surely does to the brandon administration. They want your guns not peoples safety

    • @ch3cksund3ad
      @ch3cksund3ad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      These laws might affect all the big TH-camrs. They're gonna have to start putting more meat in the game.
      Brandon is decent about it at times though, he tries.

    • @ch3cksund3ad
      @ch3cksund3ad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shanelacross6744 right? No joke intro here, it's serious time lol

  • @BUTCH0120
    @BUTCH0120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No more negotiating or compromising with gun controllers. They argue in bad faith. While we are expected to compromise and give up more rights, their only compromise is not grabbing the whole cake this time.

  • @Oscar_SanJuan
    @Oscar_SanJuan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Nick Fury: We're gonna neutralize alot of threats before they even happen.
    Steve Rogers: I thought the punishment usually came after the crime.
    Nick Fury: We can't afford to wait that long.
    Steve Rogers: Who's "We"?

    • @nicholasbeeson4999
      @nicholasbeeson4999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Funny thing is those actors most likely support red flag laws.

    • @rustledentity5511
      @rustledentity5511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To me that was the most politically relevant Captain America. All of that stuff was prophetic.

    • @tenchraven
      @tenchraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rarely does art imitate life so well.

    • @alexmaurice4274
      @alexmaurice4274 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That and then caps speech about freedom at the end I love that scene

  • @ianbirge8269
    @ianbirge8269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    My conclusion is that if the state actually cared about stopping a "dangerous person" from doing harm to themselves or others, then they should just detain them. Anything else doesn't achieve that objective and is a giant cluster of undue process.

    • @Bacteriophagebs
      @Bacteriophagebs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly! Here's what one of the legislators in my state said to justify our red flag law, which allows _police_ to flag you, as well as citizens:
      “One police chief from rural New Mexico told me his officers repeatedly went to one house where there were threats of gun violence and they felt that this was a serious situation and ultimately there was a murder-suicide at that house. So, that’s an example where a law enforcement officer could petition a judge, it could save lives,” Rep. Garratt said.
      If "threats of gun violence" are being made, _that is a crime!_ That's assault in every jurisdiction, and assault with a deadly weapon in many. If the cops are repeatedly going to a place where someone is committing assault and not arresting that person, then _that_ is the problem, not whether or not that person has guns!

    • @Vladimir_4757
      @Vladimir_4757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Detaining a mentally ill person is a horrible person. Our prison system is dog shit and doesn't help people with underlying issues. If someone poses a risk to themselves or others, it's better to try and get them medical help not detain them.

    • @johnedwards4235
      @johnedwards4235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Vladimir_4757 detaining and arresting someone is very different, if you detain someone you are no accusing them of a crime, you are just temporarily holding them for a investigation or just to try and help them, most detained suspects don't set foot in a jail and some don't even get handcuffed

    • @jaanuspapp1333
      @jaanuspapp1333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And give the goverment the right to drag a person out of their homes and keep them kidnapped, sorry detained for god knows how long. Yeah cant see how that could get fucky

    • @Bacteriophagebs
      @Bacteriophagebs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnedwards4235 You're right, but not entirely accurate.
      You are "detained" any time a cop wants to speak with you and you are not free to leave. Pulled over for speeding? Detained. Technically, a cop needs some "reasonable articulable suspicion" to detain you, but the courts have gotten pretty lenient on what constitutes RAS these days. You can be cuffed during detention, but it's rare.
      If you're hauled off to jail, you are arrested. Once arrested, you can be held for a varying amount of time without being charged, depending on a lot of factors, but usually it's 24-48 hours.
      If it's for a mental illness issue, you can be taken to a psychiatric facility, at which point you're no longer arrested, but can be held by the facility for some period.

  • @cardsfanbj
    @cardsfanbj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    I went to a trivia night that was a fundraiser for a self-delete awareness and prevention group this weekend. I was telling a coworker about it in the store we work at and got chastised by a random Karen for daring to mention the S-word in public and that's exactly the point of the group, trying to destigmatize the word and being able to have a discussion.
    #akgnotificationsquad

    • @cardsfanbj
      @cardsfanbj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was telling my coworker about how the group helps fund local programs to prevent self-ending and how people's indifference is what lead to the death of the person who inspired the creation of this group (it happened at a party on a university campus, and if people had been paying attention they could have gotten him help instead of letting him pass away slowly because of what he took). Nobody noticed he looked unwell until it was too late, as well as people being afraid getting in trouble because there was underage drinking involved.

    • @ghowell13
      @ghowell13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Keep talking about it. Keep helping!

    • @kellyalger2394
      @kellyalger2394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      22 veterans a day, that's all I have to say about that.

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kellyalger2394 any group. Any country.
      The deaths of desperation are a tragedy that needs talked about so people will talk about it before it's too late, be they directly self inflicted or as a result of addiction, not taking care of other health issues etc.

    • @kellyalger2394
      @kellyalger2394 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikebolton3816 Exactly

  • @spaceghostcoast2coast614
    @spaceghostcoast2coast614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In FL, you better not disclose ANYTHING about depression, off-grid living, firearms, or agriculture lol you WILL get the Baker Act!

  • @vicdiaz5180
    @vicdiaz5180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Basically if you piss off someone that doesn’t like you, they can make false accusations about you and boom, there go your guns! And yes it’s happening a lot now as we speak especially in Florida

  • @ian_hollinger
    @ian_hollinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Yep, I had an ex-girlfriend who falsely accused me of breaking into her house in the middle of the night and doing the bad thing. GPS data from my phone proved I was in Wisconsin at the time and not Iowa. She for sure would have tried to Red Flag me if it was available to her.
    Also, I saw the spiciest gun meme review. We know you don't have a soul either Brandon. ;) #AKGnotificationSquad

    • @magnuspitruzelli
      @magnuspitruzelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ex-wife cheated on me, had 2 children with someone else, slapped false accusations and charges on me (cop/court friends). And everything your ex gf did.

    • @paulsilagi4783
      @paulsilagi4783 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait, there was a new spicy GMR? RIP me, I guess

  • @ES90344
    @ES90344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Haven't even watched the video yet, just spent the last ten minutes reading the comments. Some of the stories you guys shared are all the proof we need to show the abuse of red flag laws and the damage they do to good people.

    • @GoodOlTazzy
      @GoodOlTazzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally same.

    • @barryjohnson8733
      @barryjohnson8733 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I already know that people's exes are going to abuse it. and toxic relationships will abuse it also. it just be more harm than good if the red flag law is passed

    • @thedak808
      @thedak808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would it be more productive if any new red flag laws had penalties for false accusations? Or too little too late?

  • @awesomeaustin531
    @awesomeaustin531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:22 we need more of this. More honesty and reaching across the aisle. I really appreciated that part.

  • @garretpierzchajlo3945
    @garretpierzchajlo3945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Love the internet historian vibes. In the Field: red flag laws

    • @BrandonHerrera
      @BrandonHerrera  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I’m glad somebody got the reference 😂

  • @BlueJayWaters
    @BlueJayWaters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'm from IL but have been living in NM for 2 years. I was having bad side effects from my bipolar (diagnosed after my service in the Navy) medication and decided to cut all meds to let my body get a break. I was actually in the process of getting my CCW before that. I was surprised when I talked to my therapist, and he said because of how volatile I was right now being off meds, he would petition against me getting my ccw, and that he could cause my firearms to get confiscated if I tried to get one anyways.
    This was the first time I found out NM had red flag laws, which was so surprising given how IL had a bunch of restrictions in comparison. I dropped the matter because even though I'd had some situations happen where I needed a firearm in IL, in the 2 years I've lived in NM, I've needed to fend off car jackers, 2 home invasions, and a meth head breaking into our apartment complex.
    I have to circumnavigate the law until I go back to IL just to keep me and my wife protected, because I was honest to my therapist about needing time to recover from debilitating side effects. Maybe there is some validity that I may not be of 100% sound mind, but neither is a majority of people in Albuquerque. And unfortunately, that's just the situation for the next 2 months. Red flag laws are not the protection for mental health as they claim to be.

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep they're only going to make things worse.

    • @AzureRoseMarshal
      @AzureRoseMarshal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Suing time

    • @BlueJayWaters
      @BlueJayWaters 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AzureRoseMarshal under better circumstances, I would definitely pursue legal action. But my contract with the NM VA is ending and I'll be going back to IL soon. I'm willing to take the risk of being a "criminal" now to keep my guns when I go back

    • @damilercf
      @damilercf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your therapist should've helped you through the process of owning a gun and not being a threat to anyone... that's what therapy is for. If you're gonna harm yourself, you'll do it with or without a gun. And, a reminder that when in crisis the last place you should look is where your guns are is never bad. But taking them away only makes the things worse.

  • @thegreatazal5021
    @thegreatazal5021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Red Flag Laws: because civil forfeiture was such a good idea and totally does not result in the cops mugging people to pad out there budget.

    • @Stan_Vanderakt
      @Stan_Vanderakt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Red flag laws are stop and frisk laws but on steroids.

  • @MrJerrytheSlime
    @MrJerrytheSlime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Being someone that tried to reach out for help in the military, they did exactly what these people think should happen for “unstable” people. I didn’t feel any better if anything I felt worse and a bigger piece of shit because everyone started looking at me different. I just needed someone to talk to and feel needed but I didn’t get any of that.

    • @ootdega
      @ootdega 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Mental health" in the US just translates to "psycho." It's just a new type of oppression.
      I effectively got kicked out of a technical school, because the instructor found out I take medication. They called the police on me and lied to their faces. The police didn't believe a word they said, so the best they could get was a no trespass order. Everyone else believed it, though. The world has only gotten worse since then.

  • @Grayfire25.
    @Grayfire25. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    This is actually something I can comment on. In CA we call it being 51/50'ed. Basically you are considered a harm to yourself or others and are prevented from owning or buying a firearm for 5 years. If police, who are the ones who can start that process of a 51/50 which starts as 24hr hold and can be extended by doctors, believe you may have firearms in the house they then can and will seize them. It happened to my dad 2 months before he died. Since they had taken his firearms I was wanting to take them back. My brother in law who was a cop said not to even bother. When firearms are taken they do every bit of work they can to not give them back. Find excuses as to why they can't, say you didn't fill out a certain form, says there's a waiting period, etc. They do this to extend the time they hold it and make you wait years so you will give up. All so they can then sell them off at an auction or destroy them. They took a .356 colt python from my family that day.

    • @bioemiliano
      @bioemiliano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Man I hope you get your Dad's Python back, such a relic

    • @bryananderson3772
      @bryananderson3772 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bioemiliano oh well.

    • @donkeedic4451
      @donkeedic4451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At what time did they take them?

    • @commanderrex8351
      @commanderrex8351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m sorry for your loss man I hope you can get your gun back one day

    • @Grayfire25.
      @Grayfire25. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I appreciate all the replies. Unfortunately this was back in 2014 so it's long gone at this point. Lucky he had a feeling to give me all of the other sentimental guns a couple months before hand so the python was the only real loss. Silver linings I suppose.

  • @SWATStrachan
    @SWATStrachan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    1776: Signed the Declaration of Independence to separate the USA from British rule.
    2022: Signs even more gun laws in to statute, stepping even closer to BECOMING the UK.
    Speaking as a Brit that has extremely limited access to firearms, don't be like us.

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      2042: signs a law to recognize Cyborg Queen Elizabeth as US head of state

    • @stevenmike1878
      @stevenmike1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the founding fathers knew its human instinct/nature to seek out weapons to protect yourself, family, and community from any possible threat. so making laws to criminalize a persons instincts for self preservation was an abuse of government on a persons natural rights/instincts endowed to them by there creator. it was the understanding that humans have the urge to have opinions, and express them, also humans want to defend themselves from evil/bad things.
      they also knew they had to prevent the government from committing crimes against humanity, as they knew if they didn't write down these amendments the government could and would do such a thing. they knew that powers become corrupted and would go out of its way to cause unnecessary friction with the people, as a means of a power trip.

    • @Bobis32
      @Bobis32 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevenmike1878 i feel the whole point of the second amendment is to allow citizens to protect themselves from a corrupt/tyrannical govt, like they did against the UK.

    • @renanvinicius6036
      @renanvinicius6036 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How is the crimes in your city?

    • @SWATStrachan
      @SWATStrachan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@renanvinicius6036 I don't live in a city, just a town, and the crime rate here is very low. I've only been a victim of it twice personally, once when my leather jacket was stolen from my kitchen (the side door was left open), and once when my car was broken in to and the sound system in the trunk was taken. All in all It's a pretty quiet place.

  • @deadlikedisco4726
    @deadlikedisco4726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    My whole friend group has an understanding that if any of us are going through something super tough, we can call each other and we'll hang on to someone's guns until they're feeling more like themselves.
    It's important to have people around you who care and are willing to listen to what you're going through. Even if you don't have friends around, reach out to someone through text, DMs, whatever you can. I promise that people care.

    • @thedak808
      @thedak808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s unfortunate then that some people who commit self deletion or other infamous(you know) crimes are notoriously loners. especially the second one.

    • @kejewkkjlo00
      @kejewkkjlo00 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They dont care. All humans suck including myself

    • @dylannix4289
      @dylannix4289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrAgentEcho California sure does a lot of screeching hu

  • @johnwright5235
    @johnwright5235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This happened to me in Oakland Ca in a roommate dispute in 2016. If you don't know it came from a restraining order. This is a slippery slope and can go wrong so many ways.

  • @loganriley9642
    @loganriley9642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    What scares me the most about this law is that whatever I say and do could affect my parents owning firearms. Someone could hear the wrong thing, think the wrong thing and go those people shouldn't have guns.

    • @saccaed
      @saccaed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yep. Also not just your parents. Lets say someone has a room mate that has a red flag law enforced upon them, everyone that uses the space can have their firearms confiscated.

    • @prettyboyjeremy
      @prettyboyjeremy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Protest this
      Flood their report system with every tyrant in the state make it near impossible to handle the Flood of request until they stop answering the phone

    • @freedomfighter1861
      @freedomfighter1861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This only happens if we CONTINUE TO ALLOW IT!

    • @jonathancleve6094
      @jonathancleve6094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@freedomfighter1861 what exactly do you suggest we all do about it?

    • @653323895
      @653323895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jonathancleve6094 well I know what we shouldnt be doing about it. taking basic human rights.

  • @Xerosins
    @Xerosins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Over the last few years ive been feeling more and more like george carlin was completely right when he said, “Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges. That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a bill of temporary privileges.”

    • @sski
      @sski 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What I don't think Carlin understood was that the Bill of Rights is part of a contract that lays out what the government has to follow. We already had those things as natural rights, the paper be damned. But it's there to remind the government of its OBLIGATIONS TO THE PEOPLE - NO MORE, NO LESS. Unfortunately, We The People have allowed the government to get out of hand and disobey the contract that was originally signed. There's a fix for that, and it's actually written in the contract.

    • @HANGING_SILVER
      @HANGING_SILVER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I miss that man a lot, i always wonder how he would react to the current situation in the world.

    • @monabale8263
      @monabale8263 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      there needed to be better screening before allowing anybody to board the boats leaving "the old country..."

    • @michaelgarrow3239
      @michaelgarrow3239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Um,,, they are rights until you relinquish them.
      Grow a pair: or ask your lady friend to take them out of her purse….

    • @GrachompGaming
      @GrachompGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelgarrow3239 wut?

  • @test1014
    @test1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I'm a Black gun nut from the "incredible" state of California. And I will certify under oath that Wyoming "Does" exist! I served in the Coast Guard (pause, think about that.), and due to the needs of the service, they stationed me in Gillette Wyoming. 🤔Don't get me wrong, it was like living in "West-Dakota because all the people there live in the eastern part of the state. I assume this is because the vast majority of the state is covered in a void so flat and barren that you can drive for 5 hours, look around, and swear you haven't even moved one Foot. In fact, only Jackalope (Wyoming's official imaginary animal. Frfr) can survive out there! It is legal to hunt these things but you would need a Barret and a really decent range finder because there's no trusting your eyes! It is like driving on a treadmill trying to reach the mountains of the national park on the west side of the state. They look like they are maybe 50 miles away... don't belive It!
    People have been known to see an animal in their scopes, pull the trigger and the animal in question would just continue to graze because it was actually miles away!
    Ijs, Wyoming is a real place,... To avoid.

    • @trevorkay5933
      @trevorkay5933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your site was only a couple miles from my house.

    • @brittneydavis7581
      @brittneydavis7581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why don’t we all just move there. Nobody to call the cops on you for training, unlimited range time, what’s not to love? We can call it “El Rojo”.

    • @docferringer
      @docferringer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wyoming's an imaginary place that stopped existing when Longmire finished its last season.

    • @pitchforkpeasant6219
      @pitchforkpeasant6219 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill gates owns property there and that part of it is already leftist. Go figure

    • @DSToNe19and83
      @DSToNe19and83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wait... “I joined the coast guard” and “stationed in Wyoming”??
      Plenty of coasts to be guarded there!
      🍻

  • @IDeclareWar11D2
    @IDeclareWar11D2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As someone is struggles with depression for years if someone took my guns it would probably push me over the edge and loose it.

  • @dakotaelliott1726
    @dakotaelliott1726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I can vouch this kind of thing is awful. I had a family member storing my rifle (I live in Canada btw) while I moved and a relative they were having a dispute with called the RCMP saying they were dangerous.
    It took over a year (16 months I think) for me to get my rifle back.
    Also, just want to mention, that the RCMP was only supposed to take firearms, but they took body armour, ammo, scopes, tac vests, bows, crossbows, and even empty ammo cans. This stuff is dangerous, more so than the threat an individual may pose, as it grants the government way too much power to simply strip you of your lawfully obtained and used property.

    • @matte5404
      @matte5404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "This stuff is dangerous, more so than the threat an individual may pose, as it grants the government way too much power to simply strip you of your lawfully obtained and used property."
      Now see this is exactly why your arguments almost always sound so stupid. Acting like peoples lives are less important than your property. Frankly is sicking and pathetic.
      There's disliking gunlaws & not agreeing with opposite party and there's your apparent disgusting behavior/lack of care for peoples lives.

    • @Jynx1927
      @Jynx1927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My friend got his guns taken by the rcmp for posting anti cop and anti israel memes

    • @emperorhadrian6011
      @emperorhadrian6011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@matte5404
      You haven't experienced suffering or true struggle in your life.
      People claw tooth and nail for the few joys in life, theives are worse than vermin.

    • @matte5404
      @matte5404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emperorhadrian6011 That's a pretty heavy assumption my guy, you know literally nothing about me or my life.
      Your property no matter how hard you worked for it is worth more than someone child being taken away from them because of some sick fuck.
      Please seek mental help if you genuinely believe your propery is worth more than people's lives.

    • @FakTorThis
      @FakTorThis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matte5404 Yes

  • @DMVKIvak
    @DMVKIvak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    "hey vsauce brandon here"
    i want this intro in every video

    • @Tyyyyuru
      @Tyyyyuru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Caught me off guard and did a spit take

    • @Beefyrulz
      @Beefyrulz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I swore I heard "hey bsauce, brandon here"

  • @Kevin-gg2bl
    @Kevin-gg2bl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Your point about seeking help is absolutely true. Heck , I didn't seek help for years after my separation and divorce, because the judge outright told me she wanted a reason to take my kids and give custody to their mom. (my ex literally having to tell the judge twice, that she didn't want custody) There was no way in hell that I was going to go and be on record admitting anything to anyone.

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I've been wanting to hear people discuss this angle more. I keep bringing it up but people just want to talk about infringements...which are obviously heinous...but this is really going to make it worse.
      Also most shooters have displayed actual red flags that no one caught. How do they expect to have a chance to identify and stop these shooters if they are hiding it better?

    • @greghardy9476
      @greghardy9476 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read the story about Charles Whitman. He sought help and didn’t get it. He wound up in the tower at UT Austin.

  • @mlevis05
    @mlevis05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s so awesome to see guys like you that present these topics for everyone, not just people who are pro-2A or whatever. Its also great to see how you are so clear on facts and your opinions. People often don’t realize when they present their opinion as fact, and you really do a great job of outlining both the law and sharing your opinion on it. Really great video man

  • @NaVoronda
    @NaVoronda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Yep, this happened to me in New Mexico. Had to surrender my firearms for one year after my ex wife literally went bat shit crazy. After a four month FBI investigation and cleared all of all charges, I still had to wait to get my own property back until the 365 day minimum period expired.

    • @0BuLLeT01
      @0BuLLeT01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That doesn't make sense! So they can essentially disarm you and keep you that way without any evidence for a year even though a federal agency investigated and found you innocent... Incredible...

    • @wesleymoore8413
      @wesleymoore8413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I live in NM too, this state is f'ing wild.

    • @zachthomas4574
      @zachthomas4574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So why did you not sue the state?

    • @Erraddo
      @Erraddo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zachthomas4574 civil suits are expensive

    • @Erraddo
      @Erraddo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @J de Leon you dont win if you go bankrupt 10 years in and drop the suit

  • @Demmon98
    @Demmon98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Imagine feeling depression and anxiety to the point of thinking of forever-sleeping yourself. But instead you manage to convince yourself to confide in a loved one or friend. You feel a little better and your more confident that someone understands what you're going through and is ready to support you. Within a couple of days though the police show up on your door and begin to search you home and take your firearms. You finally worked up the courage to talk to someone, and the first thing they did was call the government and tell them that they believe you are unsafe. That sounds like it could be taken as a betrayal to me.
    Stay safe out there everyone, and make sure to call a friend. It helps more than you know.

    • @dragon10449
      @dragon10449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not at all betrayal, that's a sign that person actually cares about u and doesn't want u to hurt urself. Depression can hit hard at a random moments notice, and if ur already going through waves of suicidal thoughts, just because at one moment u were well enough to reach out to someone and let them know doesnt mean u won't dip back down and go through with it. That person can't always be there with u making sure u don't do it, but all it takes is a single second to shoot urself and ur gone forever. It's the easiest, fastest, most spur of the moment way to do it sadly. So yes, if u know someone is suicidal and u have serious concerns they might actually do it the best thing IS to make sure they don't have access to a gun (and if u can't get them to hand them over to u to hold on to while they seek help then this is the last resort). No one is saying they lose them forever, because they dont, but not having them easily at hand makes it less likely they'll do something irreversible if they sink into a deep depression again. If u think a person reporting u out of fear you'll do it is a betrayal of trust to them, then clearly u have never been in that situation or had those kinds of dark depressive thoughts. Its FAR better to have the biggest threat to their wellbeing separated from them TEMPORARILY while they can actively seek help to get better than it is to be attending a closed casket funeral because they cried out for help and u did nothing to keep them safe. Id rather they be mad at me for a little while than them not be able to feel any emotions ever again 6ft underground

    • @jacknedry3925
      @jacknedry3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@dragon10449,
      You DO realize that when the Government takes, they RARELY give back right?

    • @dragon10449
      @dragon10449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacknedry3925 you do realize that all red flag laws currently on the books have a maximum time they can have your firearms confiscated before they have to give them back if they did not have evidence of you actually being a threat or at threat of harming yourself (and if they dont, that needs to be a requirement alongside a minimum amount of evidence to file a report AND strict punishments for knowingly filing a false report like Vermont's red flag law).

    • @jacknedry3925
      @jacknedry3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@dragon10449,
      You seem to have too much faith in government…

    • @dragon10449
      @dragon10449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jacknedry3925 No, I work for a government contractor so I know damn well how dumb the gov can be. But so long as they have the wording of a red flag law written correctly (which is a very big deciding factor on if the law will work well or be abused, much like any law) then it doesn't matter how much faith I have in the gov or not. The beauty is if it is written correctly and they hold them for longer than the max time without other requirements to hold them being met, u just got a very nice lawsuit payday on ur hands. If its common enough (ie if it gets abused as much as anti-red flag law advocates claim it will be) then u know for sure there will be lawyers who specifically handle these kinds of cases like u see with personal injury and ambulance chasers.

  • @unleadedblood3112
    @unleadedblood3112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    You should do more of this type of videos explaining laws and stuff so people can better debate about them
    #akgnotificationsquad

    • @LeafyMouse4478
      @LeafyMouse4478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree 100%

    • @robertkelley5130
      @robertkelley5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Should do a video of what bidens new gun law isn't doing to help things and what should actually be done to help

  • @BlackKnightPZ
    @BlackKnightPZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Close family friend of mine got targeted by a red flag, and when he finally was supposed to get his guns back they basically told him that tye day they confiscated the firearms they were afraid he planted an explosive amongst his collection so they blew them up in a field. Story told to me by my grandfather, who had contributed a few guns to said family friends gun collection.

    • @jackdbur
      @jackdbur ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In other words they shared them out amongst themselves & sold them off or kept them.

  • @zacharywranovsky
    @zacharywranovsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Brandon, if you’re interested in how the Federal government is able to do whatever it wants nowadays, look into the history of how the Supreme Court has interpreted the “Interstate Commerce clause,” which gives the federal government the authority to regulate interstate commerce. The most important case in the federal government’s growth in power is Wickard v. Fillburn, which states that federal government can regulate any activity that has a measurable indirect effect on interstate commerce if looked at in the aggregate. In this case, a farmer grew excess wheat to feed his livestock despite the federal government putting a limit on how much wheat farmers could grow. The Supreme Court said that even though the farmer himself may not be effecting interstate commerce, if every farmer grew this excess wheat to feed their livestock-i.e., if looked at in the aggregate-this action would have a measurable indirect effect on the price of wheat, and thus interstate commerce. It is a wild case that marked the turning point which gave the federal government unchecked control over the nation.

    • @DH-xw6jp
      @DH-xw6jp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      If all farmers grew their own food for their animals, we wouldn't have a food industry that is quite as shakey as it is now.

    • @banzll1291
      @banzll1291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Exactly why I hate lawyer semantics, their points never have to be morally right, just technically right and boom they win. That should really merit a systematic check and balance for it itself.

    • @Kriss_L
      @Kriss_L 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Spyker Aileron We would have better luck getting juries to stop convicting people of violating unconstitutional laws.

    • @terryfaugno9242
      @terryfaugno9242 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wickard V. Filburn

    • @shaetteb1272
      @shaetteb1272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      bro im canadian and reading this scared me

  • @wootdoo
    @wootdoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I was in the hospital waiting room while my mother was getting surgery today. Somebody reported me as a suspicious person. Long haired white guy in a camo hat with a big camo backpack (staying overnight so brought a pack)
    Im a certified responder mind you.
    I was just sitting there on youtube when suddenly 3 sheriffs, a sargent, a guard and the hospital manager surrounded me asking me if i had weapons and several people reported me, 2 of which were so scared they left the hospital.
    Keep in mind, every tv, in every room, is showing jan 6th hearings.
    I was escorted out because i had a pocket knife

    • @joshuaallen285
      @joshuaallen285 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fuckin hell, I actually trust people who carry firearms more than the morons around them.

    • @petrzacharias6622
      @petrzacharias6622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Wow. Just wow.

    • @lucygoosy6959
      @lucygoosy6959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Holy shit... People can be so bloody paranoid

    • @paleasaghost-5799
      @paleasaghost-5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Nowadays its almost garantied to be called on by overly scared people if you wear sonething with camo. Was wearing a camo cap with sunglasses in a supermarket. Serves me right for wearing the sunglasses inside lol. But this old dude looked a lot after me and at the cashier he confronted me, because in his opinion i didnt distance myself from the next person in the line. I told him of and he called the cops on me...

    • @tacticalmattfoley
      @tacticalmattfoley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Same thing happened to me over a pack of wet wipes. I hope your Mom gets better soon.

  • @CT-5736-Bladez
    @CT-5736-Bladez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Honestly thank you for this. There are so many gun laws and they always change and as someone who is just getting into guns (have shot them since I was 11 however. Thank you BSA!) it’s making my head spin.

  • @StevenStowers
    @StevenStowers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happened to me in Maryland, on a separation. She used it to have the Calvert County Sheriff’s office attack me steal my property, which I never got back because I won’t fill out the form. Not a felon. The took my break barrel pellet gun.

    • @StevenStowers
      @StevenStowers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was a made up story on her part as well

  • @user-ob3bu8yw3j
    @user-ob3bu8yw3j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    As someone who has struggled with “self deletion” thoughts after a few bad years with seeing my three then living grand parents basically fading away in different ways and dying very close to each other. The guns I own is my grandfathers old hunting rifles and hunters and sport shooters getting swated without real evidence has become a regular thing in Sweden(angry ex girlfriends reporting their exes is common). I went through my problems by myself because I was worried to loose the strongest memory and connection I have to him and if it would have happened things would have gone south real quick.

    • @imperialtiger4716
      @imperialtiger4716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel you brother

    • @harmless_p0tato821
      @harmless_p0tato821 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But you see, by taking away your heritage and rights, the government is trying to “save” you from depressing thoughts…

    • @Juber777
      @Juber777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that's.... actually more common than it should.... 😓😵

    •  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least the neighbor who swatted that one guy (claiming he shot a Wolf) got a punished for it... Still waiting for what will happen with Karl Hedin, he got F:ed by the state severely...

    • @Juber777
      @Juber777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ I got a notification for your comment... but it's not on/in the list.😓

  • @marcogenovesi8570
    @marcogenovesi8570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    9:13 "what I am saying is that if his family members knew he was going to end up gummd down on his front porch they probably wouldn'tt have made that phone call"
    And if this is what they actually hoped to accomplish, it's even more proof we shouldn't have this bs red flag laws

    • @0onpoint
      @0onpoint 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks the media, that wants us dead

  • @johncorvus3789
    @johncorvus3789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Hey Brandon, Love the content. Sadly I'm stuck in Canada where they increased laws for gun owners yet at the same time decreased penalties for criminals who commit crimes with firearms. 10/10 thinking.. :(

    • @jonathanzimmer725
      @jonathanzimmer725 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canada is slowly becoming cuba and hopefully they unfuck themselves

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow I hadn't heard they decreased penalties. We know, it sucks having a leader who wants you dead.

  • @Heafalore
    @Heafalore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    having the state come and take my stuff and stalk me because someone said something to a judge about me really makes me feel awesome and safe and totally not like self deleting

  • @krel7160
    @krel7160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I worry especially that if a red flag law is pulled against a depressed individual, or worse, one contemplating self harm.. They may hear the police showing up and be forced into a 'do or die' situation where they either take the easy way out now, or make it harder later. That increases the odds of a death by cop, or split second reaction ending it all so they don't have to *deal* with the cops at their door by WAY more than I think people give it credit for.
    I can't imagine most people in that situation would be very happy about the fact their decision to confide in a friend or loved one, or worse, an actual mental health professional had gotten their rights stripped from them all because they dared to reach out and ask for a little bit of help or a shoulder to lean on. If anything, I'd imagine most would become even more bitter to the world, and they'd come to believe that truly, they can't trust in anyone. That it really is that bleak and hopeless. And oh no. You gave them the one push they needed in the wrong direction. Thanks.

  • @omegaprime223
    @omegaprime223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    But Brandon, dealing with the causes of all of these issues is, like, sooooooooo hard, you can't possibly believe any politician would voluntarily work all the hours required to actually do the research required when they could just sign another feel-good bill and go off to give a ten minute talk before the 'totally not a bribe' all-expenses-paid week in Tahiti (I hear it's a wonderful place).

    • @VictorRaze
      @VictorRaze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You hear that from a guy named Dutch? Cause I hear he never actually went to Tahiti. Kept getting caught up in stuff his family dragged him into every time he tried to go.

    • @robertgoodwin2787
      @robertgoodwin2787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I hear Syria is nice this time of year too, maybe we should start sending politicians on vacation there

    • @keith3278
      @keith3278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@robertgoodwin2787 Instead of Syria how about North Korea.

    • @AndyDrake-FOOKYT
      @AndyDrake-FOOKYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about a nice bed at the bottom of a lake?

    • @usernamehhhs4540
      @usernamehhhs4540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do something instead of crying online

  • @goat_exe
    @goat_exe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Just a little side note: a compromise is when both parties walk away from the table with something, like gun nuts giving up handguns for full auto (an example, obviously) and not just antigunners taking and taking and taking more of your rights away. Their greed has blinded them. None of it was compromising.

    • @ringofasho7721
      @ringofasho7721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm still mad that we compromised at all. "Shall not be infringed" says it all.

    • @DesertFernweh
      @DesertFernweh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ringofasho7721 "Well Regulated" is also in there?

    • @nikvett
      @nikvett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DesertFernweh well regulated means well trained

    • @DesertFernweh
      @DesertFernweh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikvett so your for requiring weapons training?

    • @ringofasho7721
      @ringofasho7721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DesertFernweh the MILITIA is to be well regulated. The PEOPLE have the right to bear arms. They made sure to separate it. Read the ammendment verbatim

  • @nealreiersen6823
    @nealreiersen6823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I work as a therapist and its amazing how good poeple are at knowing what they can and can't say to not have it reported. And all it doese is prevent open and honest conversation about their feelings. I've clients that talking about there feelings openly just added trauma to the list of things they are dealing with.

  • @ryuhadouken2722
    @ryuhadouken2722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know a few people with depression but enjoy firearms. It can be relaxing, it is a stress reducer because your outside, your socializing, and most importantly challenging yourself.
    People think shooting is just high speed and being Rambo. But in reality it’s a moment of peace in mind. An utter most concentration is needed.

  • @BlackHawkDownUnder
    @BlackHawkDownUnder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    Very interesting seeing the years of all those firearm acts listed sequentially like that and realising that they consistently align with major cultural events. Prohibition in the 30s, anti war and civil unrest of the late 60s, the war on drugs of the 80s and I’m sure that pattern continues with the more recent bills

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      The authoritarians can't let a useful mass hysteria causing crisis go to waste.

    • @Tactical_reload
      @Tactical_reload 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's a couple that tie in to public figures and their potential assassination as well as the founding of the Gifford group

    • @ICanCount2Potatos1
      @ICanCount2Potatos1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gun laws tend to get updated when people get shot

    • @charleschristianson2730
      @charleschristianson2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't look too deep into it. This country's always at war with something..

    • @Damitsall
      @Damitsall 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For any of those stuck in the left vs right paradigm lie, just remember all the more recent gun control laws were passed by republicants. Trump was the one who illegally enacted red flag laws and bump stock bans.

  • @legacy0162
    @legacy0162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:34 blood gulch blues just played in my head