Constitutional Law

Conn. gun seizures

A report on a CT (corrected) law that allows officials to get a warrant, and seize firearms, on the belief that a person *might* misuse them in the future. Something over 1,700 guns have been taken under its provisions.

Quite apart from the obvious 2A violations, it seems to me there's a 4th Amendment issue as well. Warrants are supposed to be issued based on probable cause, i.e., basis to suspect a crime has been committed, and that evidence of it will be found. These are being issued where no crime has been committed at all.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on August 05, 2008 (boomark / email).