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Biden DOJ Set to Launch Nationwide ‘Red Flag’ Initiative

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In a move that has civil libertarians and constitutional experts concerned, the Biden Justice Department is preparing to launch a nationwide initiative involving nearly two dozen states aimed at helping to implement so-called “red-flag” laws that critics argue deprive a person of their Second Amendment rights without due process.

Laws like these are predominantly found in states with majority Democratic Party control.

However, on Saturday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the establishment of a new federal government “tool” to help individuals quickly access resources for disarming individuals they perceive as dangerous, the Western Journal reported.

The DOJ partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions to create the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center.

The DOJ made the announcement shortly after Congress passed the $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought to the floor about 24 hours after the enormous measure received committee approval.

“The online tool offers links to the 21 states and Washington, D.C., that have “red flag” laws on the books,” the WJ reported.

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Visitors can click on states with red flag laws in place to access resources aimed at assisting them in using the courts to expedite the process of temporarily or permanently confiscating firearms lawfully owned by another individual, with the involvement of the police.

States with such laws include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

The center “will provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement officials, prosecutors, attorneys, judges, clinicians, victim service and social service providers, community organizations, and behavioral health professionals responsible for implementing laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a threat to themselves or others,” the DOJ said in a news release.

In the same release, Garland included a statement claiming that red flag laws save lives.

“The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others.

The establishment of the Center is the most recent illustration of the Justice Department’s efforts to use all the resources made available by the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to protect communities from gun violence.

Several GOP lawmakers lashed out at the initiative.

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“Merrick Garland just announced a massive Red Flag Operation that the DOJ will be running by using EVERY spy tool the US government has in order to violate American’s Second Amendment!! This comes right after Johnson fully funded Biden’s weaponized DOJ!” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) noted on the X platform.

“What the hell is this evil? A Federal Red Flag center; We did not authorize this. Announced, of course, just hours after the omnibus passes,” added Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.).

“This didn’t come through Congress. This Administration will do everything in their power to destroy the Constitution and the God given rights of Americans,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) wrote.

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