Because he lives in a state of the red flag law, law enforcement was able to get an emergency protective order requiring him to surrender his firearms before he could move forward with his plan. Their quick work almost certainly saved lives. Without red flag laws, law enforcement in Wisconsin are often unable to intervene unless a crime has already been committed. At that point, sometimes it's too late. We have to change that. So let's do what an overwhelmingly majority of Wisconsinites, including our gun owners, believe we should. (31:02–31:13)
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Claims that the absence of red flag laws limits law enforcement's ability to preemptively intervene.
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