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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 KZfaq 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.

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

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!

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?

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

"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.

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.

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.😮

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

I volunteered at the local firehouse where the gentleman in Maryland got shot and killed. That man was also my best friend's neighbor. When it happened (and heavily) it was under reported that said police officer panicked and wasn't properly trained. Shortly after the local PD that was involved released an internal document to all officers telling them that if they oppose red flag laws to resign or retire; I know personally 3 great officers trained in de-escalation that resigned due to it. Take that for what it is

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Work in gun store and one of our regulars is going through this shit. Clean background nicest guy out there. Going through a divorce and wife (soon to be ex wife) pulled some pure pettiness. Luckily he found out ahead of time she did it and quickly gave/transferred all his firearms to his brother before they got taken away

• 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

So far in the state I'm currently in all they've accomplished is people making baseless claims against pew pew owners leads to them being unlawfully held, their property seized, their door kicked in at 3am, and them being unlawfully ended since the police are kicking their door in at 3am for no reason and they think they're being robbed

I was going through a rough time in 2018 and attempted suicide but luckily enough I had a light primer strike on my budget 9mm. I realized that wasn’t the answer and got help from my family and friends. I’m glad I didn’t attempt using another method. Opening up is the first step and fear of losing your property, job, clearance (if applicable) will only make things worse. Well said Brandon.

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

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.

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

Can confirm. My friends salty ex had his guns taken away for no reason. Just to be petty. Super psychotic. Took months to get them back

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

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"?

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

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

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.

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.

Personal experience since the red flag change: I was denied the ability to purchase ammunition. Bg: before the change my most recent pistol purchase ( cz75) Resulted in neither an approval or a denial by the DoJ. They claimed some issue with my identification. (If that was the case why didn't they deny me) when this happened the DoJ has 30 days to come to a determination. If they don't than the dealer gets to give you you're gun (if they want). NOW when a ammo dealer runs my information they see that my most recent purchase resulted in "undetermined". It's up to them if they want to sell me ammo at that point. Luckily I caller the dealer I got my pistol from, and being as that they gave me the pistol they were willing to sell me ammo. **summary** Infringements are Infringements and that's wack as fuck.

I think it's a case of "It's easier to treat the symptoms than to actually address the problem." It just so happens that most elderly politicians see "the symptoms" as "the existence of Privately owned Firearms in general"

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Damn straight, Brandon. I had a Red Flag instance a long time ago, before there were any laws ... your talk about Red Flag (excellent) reminded me of that horrific instance. Fifteen years ago, I lived in a small town in Southern Utah, and my wife was going through a mental breakdown crisis that led her, one morning, to go to the local cops (the head cop had a deep and abiding belief that all men were shit-holes and all women were victimized and needed help). She told him that she was afraid of me and my guns (which I kept locked up in the garage (admittedly not as secure a location as Biden's escapades makes clear). So the head cop called me over and grilled me for hours. What really happened was that years before I'd gone no contact with my mother, who was toxic. After dinner, we were talking about this and I said something to the effect that I wished she'd die so I could start forgiving her and getting on with my life. That's all. But in my whack-a-doo wife's brain, that meant I was threatening her (wife) when I wasn't even threatening my mother. I was just commenting on how, since she felt justified in what she'd done to me, I couldn't forgive her, so it kept haunting me. That's all. The cop demanded I do something so my wife could be more secure, even though a local specialist in spousal abuse said to him that my wife was NOT being abused, had NOT been abused, but that she was half a bubble off plumb. We settled on I'd give the cop my guns to store - I was not surrendering them - and I could have them back any time I asked. I was fine with that as I really just wanted her to quit being terrified of me. In addition, she agreed to get into counseling. An important thing we overlooked was that she did not surrender her Ruger Mk. III .22 target pistol (she was a freakin' Annie Oakley - I'd been shooting since I was 11, I'd shot on the rifle team in college, and I was good (not fantastic, or even really competitive, but good). The first time I took her to the range, she out-shot me, having never shot before. Anyway .. A few months later, I got my guns back. She was (apparently) no longer afraid so there was no longer any reason to keep them secure. Even though I'd had a signed agreement with the cop, he didn't want to give them back, but I insisted, and he relented. A few weeks later, my wife started talking about how she was sure that her counselor would tell the cops in Kentucky that she'd killed her young son 25 years ago (he'd been born with massive birth defects and had no means of living, and he died of natural causes). That was absurd, because the local Kentucky coroner ruled it for what it was - unsurvivable birth defects. She wasn't afraid of me - she feared Kentucky cops (we were in Utah), which was absurd, but she wasn't "right." Anyway, a few days later, she asked me to go to the grocery store, locked the bedroom door, took out her target pistol (I'd disassembled it and hid it, but she'd figured out where it was, and since it was hers, she knew how to assemble it), and put one .22LR in her heart. An hour later, I came home and knew something was wrong. I had to disassemble the lock before finding her. Dead. Naturally, though I had witnesses who had seen me at the grocery (and the gas station), and all evidence pointed toward suicide, the cop wanted me charged, and wanted to take away my guns. However, he had to wait for the state medical examiner, who found evidence of at least 37 previous suicide attempts. My point, even without a red flag law, the cops wanted to take my legally-bought guns. I can only imagine what it would be like with a Red Flag law. And here I thought Florida was civilized. I am surprised that the NRA (I'm a life member) didn't tell me that a red flag law was possible, so I could have opposed it. Lately I've been feeling we need some organization better than NRA to defend our rights. Ned in Nevada

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.

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.

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.

Did this to my uncle after his divorce when he did nothing and ended having to give over a hunder guns to my grandpa for a couple years while he fought it in court iv seen both sides of this though bc iv also seen cases including one of my friends that it could've saved lives bc they werent in the right state of mind and no one other than there close family saw it

Sorry I'm late to the party! Was knockin back a few casks of ale with Tommy, George, John Jay, John Adams, John Hancock, Jimmy, and a few other notable colleagues. I'm not known as a drinker, so I kept an eye on the festivities, a mediator of sorts. I greatly enjoyed the video and your clear explanations of the key points therein. Fight tooth n nail for all you can and never retreat! These usurpations must be struck down to allow freedom for all citizens, whether they wish to own firearms, or not. Bless you, AK Lord, in all your endeavors 🇺🇲🦅

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.

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

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

In regards to red flag laws, people who accuse someone of being unfit to have a firearm and actually go through the process having someone else's firearms confiscated should also be financially responsible for all the mental health care that that person supposedly needs. So if you got a butt hurt ex-wife or some red assed family members that just don't like you having a gun because they just don't like you personally and accuse you of being unfit, should pay through the nose for every bit of" mental health counseling" for you. Then we'll see if they really think the same way about it. But of course we all really know it's never about mental health issues.

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

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.

Excellent video Mr.Herrera. You presented the laws as they were written, highlighted how they are violations of The Bill of Rights, and gave your opinion and view in a way that was easy to understand.

Due Process is one of the most basic pillars of a free society. Without Due process, you lose: -Right to a speedy trial -Right to a public trial -Right to an unbiased tribunal or impartial jury -Right to full notice and explanation of the charges being brought and the grounds for bringing such charges -Right to counsel -Right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses -Right to have the court compel favorable witnesses to appear In addition to the foregoing rights set forth in the Sixth Amendment, due process also includes the following: -Right to receive exculpatory or opposing evidence from prosecutors -Right to call witnesses and present evidence -Right to make a record that can be reviewed on appeal -Right to have a decision based solely on the evidence presented -Right to review or appeal of a judge or jury’s decision

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

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.

I honestly don't understand how constitutional rights can be so easily ignored without consequence. Anyone who says "Isn't it a bit weak to fall back on the constitution?" shows you exactly how much they care about rights, as to call the refuge of rights under the constitution weak, utterly disgusting. If this continues, we will one day be at the crossroads our forefathers were when they were deciding if a war against Britain was necessary to maintain their rights. History has shown that the continued degradation of rights and civil liberties eventually lead to horrific consequences taken in retribution for those stolen liberties.

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

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.

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.

My dad said I somehow have red flags on my background check, so I can't get a gun when I turn 18, and or become a gun inventor. Even though I have no criminal history nor have I ever committed something horrible or bad.

Ask our Canadian friends how they like their Federal red flag laws (since c1995). All it takes to have police beating down your door and confiscating your guns there is one single phonecall to the cops from one "concerned citizen". Unlike the USA, _not even a warrant is needed._ Nor trial, crime, or past record. Just a call from any old random person who claims you're some kind of threat, and cops will be at your door within hours to forcibly take your guns and hand you a hearing date. The details get sorted out in court later, where the burden of proof is on you to show that you're mentally fit and/or not a threat. Doctors, therapists and psychiatrists are legally obliged to call if you seek help for any mental illness like depression, schizophrenia, etc. This is easy because Canadians must be licensed to own guns: Whenever any government service runs your ID, your firearms ownership is displayed. Doesn't matter if it's a traffic stop for speeding or a visit to the doc for a broken arm. As someone with Canuck relatives and friends, mostly gun owners, I can cite two instances of this being pulled by vindictive exes and once by an angry neighbor seeking revenge over a property line dispute. I'd be here all day typing out the details, so let's just say that in all cases it took almost a year for any of them to get their guns back, and when they did they were dented, scuffed and rusted out from police "storage". Despite the calls being total fabrications, none of the accusers faced any consequence, because their government believes genuine "concerned citizens" would be discouraged from calling if there were punishments for false reports. Do not, *DO NOT* let us become like Canada.

I'm a victim of FSA. My family tried getting me diagnosed mentally ill when I was younger, after years of abuse and refusing to teach me any life skills to keep me reliant on them, so I went along with it out of fear, but it didn't work how they wanted, and when they were shocked I could still legally buy guns as an adult (they weren't aware that having a diagnosis isn't an adjudication (which itself unconstitutional but I digress)), they lowered themselves to making up stories about me planning to do this-or-that to try to get them taken away. After 3 weeks in a psychiatric facility the psychiatrist didn't think I was a danger (because I'm not) and when my family had to give me my guns back (which they burgalized my car to take, and then tried to sell them while I was falsely imprisoned) they got angry at me like I did something wrong. The kicker? The person primarily responsible for all this is a family member who is a total Fudd and only believes in "rights" if it's somebody he likes. He's also admitted to me of committing multiple felonies in his life (burglarzing my car twice is only one example), naturally without ever getting caught, but yet sees himself as a saint. There are people in this world who everyone, even their own family, hates for no reason. And those people will use the system to target that person and strip them of their rights, using any sob stories they can think of. That's why state power is evil and only psychopaths want it to exist; so they can use a third party's help to control that individual by aggression, threats and coersion. Totally immoral. You should always question labels like "mentally ill" or "criminal" and think why would society want to label someone that way? Legal positivism has nothing to do with morality (right and wrong) by definition. Consider that and try to think 3-dimensionally, because every oppressive state has done this behavior. The US has just perfected hiding it in plain sight. Don't think it couldn't happen to you. It might not, but that dismissive attitude causes the untold suffering of many many people in this world every day. A bigger tyranny than the state is human solipsism Edit: And for the people who don't seem to get it: "Just get away" is a totally useless thing to say. May as well tell poor people to "just have money". It's really easy to give simple solutions to problems that aren't your own

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.

i live in new york and this happens alot , it also happen to my grand father, his ex wife called the police and said she doesnt feel safe with guns in the house, so the cops took my grand fathers guns (he is a vietnam vet and an ex NYPD lieutenant).

I drove through Wyoming once and it was nothing but fog with about half a mile of vision in any direction all they way through the entire state, didn't clear until I reached Montana

Politicians: We need more gun laws to stop violence! Twits (endearing term for Twitter users): Yeah! People who actually look into things before agreeing: Hey, that's a decent theory. Let's take a look at the cities with the strictest gun laws to see how that's going so far. Politicians: ...Please don't.

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.

The Wyoming joke is especially funny for me because I was visiting some friends in Wyoming and when we looked at their house on Google Maps it was clear their house is actually in Nebraska, but their mailbox is like 10 feet over the state border, so the post office says they're in Wyoming.

Great content Brandon. Respect for you reaching across the isle for a hand to shake..

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.

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.”

The one topic you brought up I have said for years you are guilty until you prove you're innocent

I Fookin Absolutely Love You Brocephus!!! Your a man of morals who can clearly think for himself!!! You don't need your overlords to tell you what to think or feel!!! Thank You for all of your hard work to bring us these amazing Vid!!!

A woman was holding a sign on the court square in Cookeville, TN, it read "If my Uterus fired bullets, you Wouldn't Regulate it"... I was quite puzzled as I read it, as firearms are heavily regulated compared to the use of her uterus. Ultimately I was happy that I'm not that ignorant.

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

ey brandon thanks for the info big time im 100% gonna pass this up to my delegate who is likewise minded

This is why when I moved into my new place when the safe was carried in it was covered. I also tell no one what I have. Locked up in safe is best place until shtf.

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

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.

@10:00 Thank you, I've often wondered when the roles switched, from the government working for us to us working for the government. Seems like if there isn't a law protecting what someone wants to do, they can't do it. I'm confused.