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jberryhill

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6. The most ANY state can do

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 20, 2018, 05:15 PM

Feb 2018

....is to hold someone for 72 hours for a psych eval if they believe the person is an imminent danger to themselves or others.

A lot of crazy dangerous people can hold their shit together for 72 hours. Even then, if someone is held past that, they get out as soon as they chill out enough to be let go.

But no, you can't just lock people up for owning guns and saying crazy stuff.

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Lets say the FBI did take action [View all] Proud liberal 80 Feb 2018 OP

They are a bunch of whiny little ...uh...Snowflakes underpants Feb 2018 #1

Also -- If the FBI _DID_ take action markbark Feb 2018 #2

That's why this is a red herring jberryhill Feb 2018 #3

We should be saying "Oh so you DO want gun control." Demit Feb 2018 #4

I am curious as to what sort of action they could have taken hfojvt Feb 2018 #5

The most ANY state can do jberryhill Feb 2018 #6

yeah, and just how hfojvt Feb 2018 #7

Shrinks usually, but cops can do it too jberryhill Feb 2018 #8

A most reasonable action would have been: Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #9