Proposed ‘red flag’ gun law in Canada could lead to ‘swatting,’ criminal lawyers say – National
Criminal lawyers are warning that a proposed “red flag” law from the Liberals could be taken advantage of by bad actors and lead to “swatting,” where law enforcement is called on an individual for illegitimate reasons. The red flag law proposed would allow any citizen to flag to a court another individual with guns that they suspect is a danger to others or themselves, potentially resulting in their firearms being taken away. The current law only allows police to make this case to a court.The citizen's case before a judge would be “ex parte” under the new law, which means that it wouldn't involve the other party or make them aware of the flagging. Read more: Handgun smuggling still a concern as Liberals move to freeze weapon A judge could…