Police shot and killed a Maryland man in his home on Monday while serving a ‘red flag’ gun confiscation order under a new law which allows authorities to seize people’s guns without due process.
The subject of the protective order, Gary J. Willis, 60, answered his door in the 100 block of Linwood Ave. at 5:17 a.m. with a gun in his hand, Anne Arundel County police said. He initially put the gun down next to the door, but “became irate” when officers began to serve him with the order, opened the door and picked up the gun again, police said.
“A fight ensued over the gun,” said Sgt. Jacklyn Davis, a police spokeswoman.
One of the officers struggled to take the gun from Willis, and during the struggle the gun fired but did not strike anyone, police said. At that point, the other officer fatally shot Willis, police said.
Neither officer was injured, police said, and neither of their names was released.
According to Willis’ niece, one of her aunts requested the order. That aunt’s request got Willis killed.
Police had come to the house Sunday night to speak with Willis, a longtime resident of the neighborhood, said Michele Willis, who was on the scene Monday morning and identified herself as his niece. She attributed that visit by police to “family being family” but declined to elaborate.
She said one of her aunts requested the protective order to temporarily remove Willis’ guns.
Michele Willis said she had grown up in the house and had been there Sunday night to move out her son, who had been helping to care for her grandmother.
Her uncle, Gary Willis, lived in an apartment above the garage; she saidother family members, including her grandmother, another uncle, two aunts and Gary Willis’ girlfriend were also at the home Sunday night.
She said her uncle “likes to speak his mind,” but she described him as harmless.
“I’m just dumbfounded right now,” she said. “My uncle wouldn’t hurt anybody.”
‘Red flag’ gun legislation is already law in five states: California, Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon, and Washington. It has been introduced in 18 states as well as D.C.
Source: Baltimore Sun
POLICE, SOME FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO PUSHED THIS RED FLAG LAW INTO EFFECT SHOULD ALL BE DRAGGED TO GITMO FOR THE DURATION. WHAT A DISGRACE ON OUR COUNTRY. (MARYLAND YOU ARE THE WORST).
The narcissists and Dems are going to take full advantage of this . The President needs to stop this !
Supreme Court?
This has to stop before a lot more people are killed and it will also include some law enforcement personnel. Such laws have no place in a free country.
THIS IS KILLING SOMEONE ON HEARSAY. THE FAR LEFT STATES CAN’T DO AWAY WITH THE 2ND. AMENDMENT. SO THEY WILL TAKE ANYONE’S WORD THAT THE PERSON IS A RISK TO HIMSELF OR OTHERS. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE LAND SHOULD STUDY THIS GOOFY LAW. ALL IT TAKES IS HEARSAY FROM A FAMILY MEMBER OR NEIGHBOR. THIS IS NO WAY TO RUN A STATE OF THE UNION. I BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON WHO KILLED THIS MAN SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP ON CHARGES OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. THE POLICE COME UPON THEIR SUBJECT WITH NO WARNING OR NOTICE WHATSOEVER.
Maryland’s Governor needs to read the constitution.
The American people have a right to have guns; they have the right to use them in the event of a unconstitutional government takeover. The citizens in the US know this; why doesn’t the government?
This is terrible, ref flag rules are against our constitution. This man would still be alive if not provoked by orders to law enforcement on hearsay.
Hope she is happy to have him killed. Its all on her