The new Red Flag law is working here in Mass.
From MASSLive:
A probation officer for the
Massachusetts Probation Service has been placed on administrative leave and his
guns taken away by a judge after he allegedly made statements about assaulting
and imagining killing some staff members at the East Brookfield District Court.
While records on file with
Massachusetts do not show any criminal charges filed in the case, Spencer
police did file what is known as a ‘red flag’ petition in court asking a judge
to strip Probation Officer Shawn Edwards’ firearms licenses and have his guns
removed from his home.
The ‘red flag’ petition, known
officially as a petition for extreme risk protection order, was filed by
Spencer police on Sept. 12 and the case was transferred over the Worcester
District Court, the first order of this kind to be heard in the Worcester
courthouse.
The Massachusetts law was signed by
Gov. Charlie Baker last summer and allows a judge to immediately suspend a
person’s firearms licenses and have any firearms removed from a home. The
petitions are used in other states, but only a handful have been sought in
Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reported last
month. The law allows family members or a local police officer to file for a
petition.
In Edwards’ case, a Northampton
District Court judge was brought in to hear the case on Friday. The judge
extended a previously allowed order that suspended Edwards’ firearms licenses
and resulted in firearms being removed from his Spencer home by authorities.
Judge Maureen Walsh extended the
order after a hearing on Friday. The order was extended until March 20, 2020,
according to paperwork on file in court.
The petition said Edwards owned
three shotguns and a handgun.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 10:07 AM
8 Comments
8 Comments:
So glad to see this law is being used as it should be.
This is awesome news. I am curious if anyone knows how many times this has been used in MA since we passed the Red Flag Law?
A few times according to the Globe piece
Great example of how these laws can save lives
Interesting it was used against an officer of the court. What does that tell us about who gets appointed/hired for these positions?
I agree and I read a few weeks ago, prison guards are asking Beacon Hill to let the guards carry concealed weapons while off duty. I wonder how many of them couldn't pass the back round check.
Well they can't carry a gun if they don't pass the background check so that is a good thing.
that's the question I have... are these guys NOT permitted to carry concealed (for some reason) now? If your a licensed gun owner already, then why do you need a law that says you can carry?
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