What? You are hysterical! Please re-read your first two sentences for the absurdities. Your words: "I never said there was nothing anyone can do about gun violence (which is only an epidemic in the minds of Hoplophobes). What I said was passing more gun control laws will not stop or even reduce gun violence." Do you the absurdity? You claim you never said there was nothing we can do about gun violence, lol, but go on to say "...passing more gun control laws will not stop or even reduce gun violence." That seems to translate into "nothing we can do."

Nothing good can come of this. Although I don’t own any guns, I wholeheartedly disagree with President Trump calling for a national ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law that will allow the government to begin confiscating guns from US citizens. ~ Parky60

Donald Trump addressed the nation on Monday in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend. He blamed violent video games and mental health for the shooting and called for "red flag laws" as a measure of gun control. Under a red flag law, potentially dangerous individuals can be reported by family or others, and local officials then determine whether there is cause to temporarily remove firearms the person may have. Cases where weapons were removed in Florida involved both risks to others or potential suicide cases.

President Trump Announces Call For A National ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law That Will Allow The Government To Begin Confiscating Guns From US Citizens
Geoffrey Grider August 6, 2019
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he’s struck a bipartisan deal to write legislation that would encourage states to adopt “red flag” laws allowing guns to be taken from potentially dangerous individuals, and he vowed action in the wake of this weekend’s shootings.

An estimated 88,000 people die every year from alcohol, and yet alcohol is legal in all 50 states. Over 324,000 babies are killed in abortion each year, and yet abortions are legal in all 50 states. Over 40,000 people each year die in car crashes, the majority of which are linked to alcohol, and yet automobiles are legal in all 50 states. In 2018, less than 15,000 people died from gun violence in America. Yet somehow, guns are the real problem. Go figure.

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Second Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified December 1791

The newly-proposed National Red Flag Gun Law is absolutely an infringement on the rights of the American people to “keep and bear arms”, it is nothing less than gun confiscation. And it is the Republican Party that is allowing this proposed bill to proceed towards being enshrined in law. If passed, the so-called Red Flag Gun Law is the beginning of the end of not only the Second Amendment, but of all the other amendments as well. Remember, if they can take just one away from you, they can take all of them away from you.

And just so you know, President Trump, who promised the millions of patriots who voted for him he would protect our gun rights, is not only in favor of it he’s also the one pushing for it, as you will see in the video below.

FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said his legislation, which he has worked on with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, would offer grants to law enforcement to hire professionals to try to decide cases where guns should be taken from troubled individuals.

Mr. Graham said he talked to President Trump about the idea earlier Monday, and the president “seems very supportive.”

“Many of these shootings involved individuals who showed signs of violent behavior that are either ignored or not followed up. State Red Flag laws will provide the tools for law enforcement to do something about many of these situations before it’s too late,” said Mr. Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Congressional Republicans, under pressure to respond to this weekend’s massacres, appear to be coalescing around legislation to help law enforcement to take guns from those who pose an imminent danger — a measure that, if signed into law, would be the most significant gun safety legislation enacted in 20 years.

Red flag laws have been pioneered in some states such as Florida, scene of the 2018 Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland.

Under a red flag law, potentially dangerous individuals can be reported by family or others, and local officials then determine whether there is cause to temporarily remove firearms the person may have. Cases where weapons were removed in Florida involved both risks to others or potential suicide cases.

Mr. Graham said he and Mr. Blumenthal will introduce national red flag grant legislation “in the very near future.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said there’s no need to wait.

She’s already written and introduced her own version, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act,” that would create a grant program to encourage states to come up with red flag laws. She said Mr. Graham could put her bill on the committee’s agenda.

“The Senate could vote on that bill today,” she said.

She said that while 15 states and the District of Columbia have red flag laws on the books, neither Texas nor Ohio — scenes of the weekend’s shootings — have one. But she said the Senate needs to go further than that. She called for Congress to renew the Assault Weapons Ban, a now-expired 1994 law that restricted the sale of some military-style semiautomatic rifles.

“It took the Dayton shooter less than 30 seconds to shoot 35 people, nine of whom died. This validates the theory that these weapons are designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible,” she said.

President Trump Calls For National ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Law
Donald Trump addressed the nation on Monday in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend. He blamed violent video games and mental health for the shooting and called for “red flag laws” as a measure of gun control.

https://youtu.be/V1FicXIZL40

I only quoted part of what you said but I’m surprised by what I did Blade. There are many folks that think Christians are a danger to society and what’s to say that a red flag law wouldn’t actively determine that they are. So, I defend that the headline: President Trump Announces Call For A National ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law That Will Allow The Government To Begin Confiscating Guns From US Citizens is not ambiguous and highly misleading but is in effect plainly pointing out the VERY slippery slope this will head down.

"The newly-proposed National Red Flag Gun Law is absolutely an infringement on the rights of the American people to “keep and bear arms”, it is nothing less than gun confiscation. And it is the Republican Party that is allowing this proposed bill to proceed towards being enshrined in law. If passed, the so-called Red Flag Gun Law is the beginning of the end of not only the Second Amendment, but of all the other amendments as well. Remember, if they can take just one away from you, they can take all of them away from you." Geoffrey Grider

The law itself does not specify any particular individual or group as a threat to society like the SPLC hate list, nor does it allow such a list to be generated, it simply authorizes a family member who recognizes dangerous behavior in one of his or her own to petition authorities to deny the subject access to firearms or to confiscate if the subject already has guns.

Not a teacher or a cop or a doctor or anyone other than a member of the subject's family is authorized to petition. A teacher or a cop or a doctor may alert the family that someone in their house is a problem, but only a member of the family can petition. It's a family matter and it is on a case by case basis.

It isn't like the law is Carte Blanche where anybody can target anybody, or any group can target another. For example the law doesn't authorize LGBT activists to file a blanket petition that targets all Christians as a "grave risk" to public safety, or the democrat party to file a blanket petition targeting all republicans. If that were the case, every political, racial, religious, and cultural group could file a petition against every other political, racial, religious and cultural group which would immediately result in counter petitions and eventually every American citizen in the country would end up on the petitions as a "grave risk". The whole thing would go totally out of control and bury itself in absurdity.

At this point, Parky, this red flag thing is just a proposal, it isn't yet a law, and considering the bloody mess congress is in, what are the odds this law will make it through there.

Not time to panic yet, bro. Thing is, if some sort of nationwide gun confiscation effort is attempted, it ain't gonna happen without a fight. I can back that up with some stats if you are interested.