Biden Administration Asks SCOTUS to Uphold WARRANTLESS GUN CONFISCATION
Robert Wheeler, The Organic Prepper
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
Back in late February, I wrote an article entitled “SCOTUS Case May Determine If Police Can Enter Your Home Without A Warrant,” where I discussed a Supreme Court case, Lange Vs. California. In that case, Justices are going to have to decide what essentially amounts to national guidance regarding when police in pursuit of a suspect can enter that person’s home without a warrant.
Another case asks the Supreme Court to uphold warrantless gun confiscation.
However, another case has arisen, pointing toward the clear fact that there is a war on what is left of the Fourth Amendment. But this new case also has drastic implications for the Second Amendment.
This case, based out of Rhode Island is Canigilia vs Strom and it could have wide-ranging consequences for policing, mental health, gun rights, and due process. Unsurprisingly, the Biden administration and Attorney’s General from nine states are asking the Supreme Court to uphold warrantless gun confiscation.
Here’s the original story of this case.
The case actually goes back to 2015, when 68-year old Edward Caniglia made a joke to his wife Kim that he didn’t use a specific coffee mug after his brother-in-law had used it because he “might catch a case of dishonesty.” That comment spiraled into an hour-long argument and, finally, exhausted from fighting with his wife of 22 years, he retrieved a gun from his bedroom and put it on the kitchen table. He asked his wife, “Why don’t you just shoot me and get me out of my misery?”
Naturally, the argument continued. So Edward took a drive to cool off but, when he returned, it picked back up. Kim then left the house and spent the night at a hotel. She called home the next day and got no answer. Worried, she called the Cranston, RI police asked them to perform a “wellness check” on her husband and escort her home. When the cops arrived they spoke to Edward on the back deck. The police admit he “seemed normal” and “was calm for the most part,” and even said, “he would never commit suicide.”
As Forbes reports, however, none of the officers had asked Edward any questions about the factors relating to his risk of suicide, risk of violence, or prior misuse of firearms. (Edward had no criminal record and no history of violence or self-harm.) In fact, one of the officers later admitted he “did not consult any specific psychological or psychiatric criteria” or medical professionals for his decisions that day.
Police, however, insisted that he go to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Edward rightly refused but, only agreed to go after police lied to him and agreed that they wouldn’t seize his guns while he was gone. The police then told Kim that her husband had agreed to the seizure and, under the impression that Edward had agreed, she led them to his guns.
Edward was immediately discharged from the hospital and the police only returned his firearms after Edward filed a civil rights lawsuit against them.