05-17-2021, 11:00 PM
It's not totally about red flag laws... true. But that was Alito's sole opinion, and a bit (I think) of Kavanaugh. Just that the specific issue hasn't come up yet, in their 2 opinions.
But I think it does give some pause to purveyors of those laws... their probable response will be to craft their state etc laws more strictly in order to keep it, in their minds. They no longer have a blank check to do as they please in the area.
I do see in Thomas', and in Kav's, writeups that imminent injury is necessary... and I would add that some states are now allowing "assisted" suicide, and "right to die", in other words a person has the "right" to commit suicide. If that is true, then to "stop" a suicide would not be legitimate.
But I think it does give some pause to purveyors of those laws... their probable response will be to craft their state etc laws more strictly in order to keep it, in their minds. They no longer have a blank check to do as they please in the area.
I do see in Thomas', and in Kav's, writeups that imminent injury is necessary... and I would add that some states are now allowing "assisted" suicide, and "right to die", in other words a person has the "right" to commit suicide. If that is true, then to "stop" a suicide would not be legitimate.
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