Republicans, Independents Fear ‘Red Flag’ Laws Will Be Abused By Government, Poll

A majority of independents and Republicans believe “red flag” gun laws will likely be abused by the government as the Senate works to clear a bipartisan package including such laws, a new poll reveals.

The Trafalgar Group and Convention of States Action conducted a survey and asked participants whether they believe “‘red flag’ gun control laws designed to temporarily take guns away from individuals has the potential to be abused by local authorities and government officials to disarm their political opponents and/or citizens who disagree with them?”