As your constituent, I am writing to insist that you oppose ‘Red Flag Gun Control’ (or any similarly named) legislation that would allow a gun owner to have his firearms seized having never been arrested, indicted, or convicted of anything! This legislation destroys any notion of due process and is the end of the cherished American concept of ‘innocent until proven guilty!’ Please understand that there is no amendment, no minor tweak, no improvement that could be made to this bill to make it acceptable to me as a law abiding gun owner. So whether the bill is sponsored by a Republican or a Democrat, I urge you to oppose this bill at all points in the legislative process. Minnesota Gun Rights assures me that they will keep me informed about the status of this bill.

As your constituent, I am writing to let you know that I am absolutely opposed to ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation. As bad as this legislation is, in allowing my guns to be confiscated before I’ve been convicted of a crime, gun owners know that this is only a place-holder bill. In states that have already passed this legislation, anti-gun lawmakers are already trying to expand the law to allow minors to be hit with a gun seizure order, so that the authorities can disarm the parent, who has been charged with nothing! So please don’t tell me that you can place safeguards in this bill, as justification for your support. With elections coming up, I want you to know that your actions on this bill -- in committee as well as on the floor -- have my full attention. MGR has assured me that will keep me informed about your votes on this legislation.

With the pressure over ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation heating up, and with Majority Leader Gazelka talking out of both sides of his mouth about this issue, I assume that you are looking to the NRA for advice on how to proceed. Please understand that the NRA is dead wrong about this legislation, and that their support for this bill, directly or indirectly, will not give you a pass from grassroots gun owners like me. This legislation is the definition of tyranny. It allows me to be striped of my firearms before I’ve been arrested, charged or convicted of anything! It allows people who just don’t like me (an ex-spouse, a girlfriend from 15 years ago, a liberal aunt who lives 1,000 miles away) to file bogus complaints against me! And, often, it allows the entire proceeding to take place via an ex-parte hearing that I know nothing about until the seizure order has been issued! So I don’t care if the NRA backs this legislation. They were wrong when they supported FIX-NICS legislation, they were wrong when they supported banning bump stocks, and they are wrong about this legislation, too. So as your constituent, I am writing to demand that you vote no on this legislation. Minnesota Gun Rights will let me know how you vote on this bill should it come up on the floor.

Radical liberals in Minnesota support ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures.’ The FAKE NEWS in Minnesota supports ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures.’ And a growing number of moderate Republicans appear to support ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures,’ too. But if you think that "rank and file" gun owners in Minnesota support this legislation, you are absolutely wrong. And frankly, I’m shocked that you haven’t come out and loudly condemned this legislation already, considering that it: *** Takes away guns before a gun owner is convicted of a crime; *** Allows complaints to come in from almost anyone, like an embittered ex-spouse, angry liberal neighbors, and angry family members who may live 1,000 miles away. *** Often allows for an almost automatic renewal process, which could result in a lifetime ban for a gun owner with no criminal conviction. Minnesotans who care about freedom, the Second Amendment, and due process are 100% opposed to this legislation, and we will watch your vote on this legislation very carefully. In the event that I miss something, Minnesota Gun Rights will keep me informed about your actions on this bill.

While the liberal media in Minnesota and across the country are pushing a false narrative that gun owners support ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation, I am writing to you, as my lawmaker, to make sure you know how false that is. As a voter, a gun owner, and a Minnesotan, I am 100% opposed to any legislation that would allow a liberal judge to confiscate my firearms and suspend my rights before I’ve been convicted of a crime! More than that, not a single gun owner I know supports this legislation. In fact, every single Minnesotan that I talk to is opposed to this legislation as well. We all know what’s going on. The liberal left and the moderate right are trying to use the recent mass shootings (which only highlight the failure of gun control in the first place) to disarm proud gun owners like me. As your constituent, I demand that you oppose this legislation at all points in the legislation process. I’ll be watching your votes on this very closely. In addition, MGR will keep me informed of your votes on this legislation.

‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ are abhorrent to me as a proud American and a gun owner, and I strongly insist that you vote no on this legislation in the committee process and on the floor. This is about much more than the Second Amendment. One of the most bedrock philosophies of this country is the idea that we are ‘innocent until we are proven guilty’ in a court of law. If we surrender that concept in the area of the Second Amendment -– allowing gun owners to lose their firearms and their rights before ever being convicted of a crime -- this will spread to other areas quickly. The raging socialist liberals and weak-kneed moderates who are pushing this legislation want to destroy this great country, and if they can obliterate the idea of ‘innocent until proven guilty,’ they will be one step closer to their goal. That’s why I insist that you oppose this legislation, regardless of who sponsors it. MGR will let me know how you vote on this bill.

‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ are the worst gun control bill that has even been introduced in America! Worse than a ban on the AR-15, worse than a ban on mags that hold over 10 rounds, worse than universal background checks, this legislation would allow countless Minnesotans to be disarmed by bureaucrats thanks to bogus complaints from anyone who doesn’t like them! So don’t think that I’ll be pleased if you oppose other forms of gun control, but support this one. There is no room for compromise on this legislation, at all. Don’t give an inch, fight for gun owners, fight for the Second Amendment, and oppose ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation in committee and on the floor! MGR assures me that they will keep me informed about your votes on this legislation.

‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ are gun confiscation, pure and simple. And as one of your constituents, I expect you to be opposed to this legislation at every step in the legislative process. This bill allows me to be stripped of my firearms based on the rantings of personal enemies like an ex-spouse, a liberal neighbor, and others -- all before I’ve been convicted of a crime! Frankly I’m stunned that you haven’t come out loudly opposed to this legislation, as I’ve not heard a single gun owner in our state express support for this legislation. I will remember your actions on this bill, so please oppose this in committee and on the floor. Minnesota Gun Rights will keep me up to date on this legislation.

As a gun owner, I am disgusted by the bi-partisan support I see for ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation in Washington, D.C. and am writing to make sure you know that I expect you to oppose this legislation in Saint Paul! The idea that a gun owner who has never been convicted of a crime could have a liberal judge order his firearms to be seized, is a violation of due process and our basic American ideals! Don’t think that gun owners are going to give a pass to lawmakers because of their party affiliation, either. As an Minnesotan, a voter, and a gun owner, I expect you to vote against this legislation whether it’s being pushed by the liberal left or the moderate right. Minnesota Gun Rights will keep me informed of your actions on this legislation.

As your constituent, I am writing to insist that you oppose ‘Red Flag Gun Control’ (or any similarly named) legislation that would allow a gun owner to have his firearms seized having never been arrested, indicted, or convicted of anything! This legislation destroys any notion of due process and is the end of the cherished American concept of ‘innocent until proven guilty!’ Please understand that there is no amendment, no minor tweak, no improvement that could be made to this bill to make it acceptable to me as a law abiding gun owner. So whether the bill is sponsored by a Republican or a Democrat, I urge you to oppose this bill at all points in the legislative process. Minnesota Gun Rights assures me that they will keep me informed about the status of this bill.