Currently the law only allows people to have their firearms confiscated if they fall into 1 of 4 categories. The first category is if they committed certain crimes. The second category is those who are looked at as mentally ill. The third category is if they have been committed to a psychiatric hospital involuntarily. The final category is for people are under a domestic violence restraining order. If you are considering harming yourself or others but do not fall into any of the categories your firearms will not be taken. Red Flag laws help to fill this gap and allow people in crisis the chance to seek the help they need.
Although people say the Red Flag Bill would go against the second amendment others would say that bill will save lives. After research it’s said that the bill would prevent gun suicides, gun crimes, and mass shootings. Both parties seem to agree with Red Flag laws. The Red Flag Bill was recently passed in Colorado. I’m sure that more states will pass the law in hopes that gun violence gets resolved.