This kind of idiocy is why Republican politicians are generally afraid to support any gun legislation. Jessamine County Republicans censure Mitch McConnell for support of gun control bill (yahoo.com)
Partially. But also, there is very little evidence that gun control has much impact on violent crime or intentional homicide rates.
...I don't know much about this at all, but seems like another scare tactic to be making this association can these red flag laws really be "weaponized" in such a way?
They certainly can be. There are no protections to prevent such weaponization, as far as I am aware. This is basically a plea that we make sure to institute these protections. Also, to understand that gun control has historically been a tool to keep the poor and minorities in a vulnerable position.
Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival Canceled After Court Ruling Made It Illegal to Keep Guns Out of Event
Great idea. Just start printing guns so you can sell them to gun buybacks legally. That should be able to earn you an easy $50 per day. Unless you buy more printers. But at $200 they'd pay themselves off in under a week...