Biden Argues Supreme Court Case Lets Cops Enter Homes And Seize Guns Without A Warrant

As the gun control issue comes barreling down the congressional chute big time, a number of cases are winding their way toward the supremes. This one has a ring that is particularly disturbing and worth keeping track on its progress. I have thought that the easiest route to overcome the obstacles caused by the Second Amendment was the mental health route. Here is one worthy of attention:

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral argument in Caniglia v. Strom, a case that could have sweeping consequences for policing, due process, and mental health, with the Biden Administration and attorneys general from nine states urging the High Court to uphold warrantless gun confiscation

Critically, when police seized the guns, they didn’t claim it was an emergency or to prevent imminent danger. Instead, the officers argued their actions were a form of “community caretaking,” a narrow exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.

First created by the Supreme Court nearly 50 years ago, the community caretaking exception was designed for cases involving impounded cars and highway safety, on the grounds that police are often called to car accidents to remove nuisances like inoperable vehicles on public roads. 

Both a district and appellate court upheld the seizures as “reasonable” under the community caretaking exception. In deciding Caniglia’s case, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals acknowledged that “the doctrine’s reach outside the motor vehicle context is ill-defined.” Nevertheless, the court decided to extend that doctrine to cover private homes, ruling that the officers “did not exceed the proper province of their community caretaking responsibilities.”

Worth the full read:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-administration-urges-supreme-court-let-cops-enter-homes-and-seize-guns-withou

We have a savant over at CNN to let us know us how easy this would work. Enjoy!

Just for giggles here is a bonus:

Speaking of mental health

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