{"id":2604415,"date":"2026-05-19T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-neighbor-literally-cannot-tell-you-if-its-red-flag-law-works\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:52:57","slug":"americas-neighbor-literally-cannot-tell-you-if-its-red-flag-law-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-neighbor-literally-cannot-tell-you-if-its-red-flag-law-works\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Neighbor Literally Cannot Tell You If Its &#8216;Red Flag&#8217; Law Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-neighbor-literally-cannot-tell-you-if-its-red-flag-law-works%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>For almost three years, canada reportedly has not tracked how often its \u201cred flag\u201d gun-law provision is actually used. The report says that after Prime minister Justin Trudeau introduced Bill C-21 in May 2022 and it received Royal Assent in December 2023, the federal police told CBC that only one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serious-doubts-about-bipartisan-senate-gun-control-deal-emerge\/\" title=\"Serious Doubts About &quot;Bipartisan&quot; Senate Gun Control Deal Emerge\">red-flag order<\/a> had been recorded since December 15, 2023.The article also notes the government did not provide requested data when contacted,and highlights criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-second-amendment-group-without-explanation\/\" title=\"Facebook Bans Second Amendment Group Without Explanation\">gun-rights groups<\/a> that the law is not working and lacks openness. It explains that red-flag laws let courts temporarily remove firearms from people considered a credible threat based on recent behavior, and compares Canada\u2019s approach to similar laws operating in the U.S., were critics cite due-process concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For nearly three years the Canadian government has not kept any data on how well \u2013 or even if \u2013 a crucial provision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-democrats-consider-scheduling-vote-on-controversial-gun-control-bill-in-next-two-weeks-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Democrats Consider Scheduling Vote On \u2018Controversial\u2019 Gun Control Bill In Next Two Weeks, Report Says\">gun control legislation<\/a> is working.<\/p>\n<p>Then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation known as C-21 to freeze handgun purchases, establish a \u201cbuy back\u201d of modern semi-automatic firearms and enact a \u201cred flag\u201d law to address domestic violence in May 2022, with the bill receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/documentviewer\/en\/44-1\/bill\/C-21\/royal-assent\">Royal Assent<\/a> in December 2023.\u00a0However, in March, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/investigates\/red-flag-gun-laws-data-gap-9.7114992\">reported<\/a> that no data had been collected as to how many times the law had been used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince December 15, 2023, one \u2018red flag\u2019 order was reported to the Canadian Firearms Program and recorded in the Canadian Firearms Information System,\u201d the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the CBC. The same figure was provided in an April 27 response to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/written-questions\/45-1\/Q-945?response=14047189&#038;section=ps\">inquiry<\/a> from Conservative Member of Parliament Frank Caputo of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Ministry of Public Safety did not respond to a request for data from the Daily Caller News Foundation at the time this article was published. Canadian gun-rights groups criticized the legislation and lack of data when reached by the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real story here is the government isn\u2019t even trying to dispute the reality that their new regulation isn\u2019t working,\u201d Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights Executive Director Rod Giltaca said. \u201cThey need only continue to gaslight our people and attack the reputations of those who disagree with them. Actual public safety continues to elude Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe position of Canada\u2019s National Firearms Association is that these laws have failed to have any effect on reducing violence and that they were imposed on dubious ideological grounds at the behest of the civil disarmament lobby,\u201d NFA Executive Vice President Blair Hagen told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRed flag\u201d laws are statutes that allow courts to temporarily remove firearms (and sometimes other weapons) from individuals who are deemed a credible threat to themselves or others, based on their recent behavior, statements, or circumstances. They are in force in 22 states and the District of Columbia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usconcealedcarry.com\/blog\/red-flag-laws-what-are-they-and-which-states-have-them\/\">according<\/a> to the United States Concealed Carry Association.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Second Amendment organizations have criticized the laws, citing failures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tale-of-two-accusations-due-process-in-college-cheating-vs-campus-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" title=\"A Tale Of Two Accusations: ... In College Cheating Vs. Campus Sexual Assault Allegations\">provide due process<\/a>. Since the February 2018 shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 17 states have enacted these laws, the USCCA reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with laws that preemptively strip gun owners of their rights without appropriate due process is that they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >provide runaway government carte blanche<\/a> to abuse people that have committed no crime,\u201d the Second Amendment Foundation told the DCNF. \u201cIt\u2019s all too common for politicians to happily spend taxpayer money on press tours announcing their most recently enacted infringement, but there\u2019s rarely the same investment in accountability for that new policy in action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s entirely reasonable for Canadians to want to know exactly how many people have been disarmed as a result of this Red Flag Law, and a dismissive shrug from the government does not communicate its respect for the rights of the governed,\u201d the SAF continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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