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Liberty wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 5:47 pm Those who have had a divorce from an angry vengeful spouse would understand why this confiscation might not be such a great idea.

along with the domestic abuse rule that takes away your rights. I could maybe see if you're a repeat offender of domestic abuse, but if you get into an argument and the neighbor calls the cops, someone is going to jail whether you lay a hand on each other or not. Usually this is the man who will go to jail over it, and then suddenly he's never allowed to own a gun ever again.

It's the abuse I'm talking about. Yes for sure there are people who absolutely shouldn't have access to firearms. Unfortunately unless those people are deemed mentally defective or otherwise charged with a crime that removes that right, this law is in direct opposition of the 2A. If enough legislators voted for this law, I can almost bet there are plenty of left leaning judges who will happily stomp on the constitution and take away the rights of someone who isn't a danger to anyone.

Who is to say, who is a threat or not? If any police officer or from the way this bill is written anybody at all can petition the court to have your guns taken away because they feel that you are a threat somehow. Now I can understand how this could be helpful but at the same time it seems like a gross over-reach and smack in the face of second amendment rights.

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1436

The bill creates the ability for a family or household member or a law enforcement officer to petition the court for a temporary extreme risk protection order (ERPO). The petitioner must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that a person poses a significant risk to self or others by having a firearm in her or her custody or control or by possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm. The petitioner must submit an affidavit signed under oath and penalty of perjury that sets forth facts to support the issuance of a temporary ERPO and a reasonable basis for believing they exist. The court must hold a temporary ERPO hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the court day immediately following the day the petition is filed.