Either guns are the problem or they are not. I happen to believe they are not. Given that, why should I negotiate away my gun rights? Because someone is screaming about it? That's not compelling to me.Our regular argument against Red Flag laws is the concern for Due Process. The laws "could" be written to adaquately address that. But then the argument would be that the process would take too much time and the individual would be pushed to act faster. So the "correct" response should be to just say, it's the libs fault for eliminating the mental hospitals.
No, that is not the correct response. All of those issues can be resolved if the desire is there. Right now, more and more of the public in general are calling for additional restrictions on firearms and we sit back and say it's not the firearms and besides "What part of shall not be infringed do you not understand", and the response back is "What part of LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness do you not understand". There is much more to the Constitution than the Second Amendment and we sometimes act like the rest of it really doesn't apply.
And it's not like we haven't offered solutions. If mental health is too complicated, why not focus on hardening schools? That's concrete and doable. And I believe it could make a difference.