DeSantis Wouldn’t Sign Federal Red Flag Law If Elected

CNN reports:

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday evening that he is not sure if Florida’s red flag law is effective in removing guns from dangerous people and he wouldn’t sign one – or any gun safety measure – if elected president.

Instead, in response to Wednesday’s mass shooting at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, that has left at least 18 dead, the Republican presidential candidate said he would institutionalize more people with mental health issues against their will.

“I think what’s ultimately effective is holding people accountable, either through mental adjudication if they’re crazy or convicting them when they’re committing crimes,” DeSantis told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source.”

Read the full article. Florida’s red flag law has been invoked over 8000 times since its creation following the Parkland massacre. DeSantis opposed the law when he first ran for governor in 2018 but was unable to get it repealed.