Police Confiscate Man's Firearms, Ammo for First Time Under Florida's New Gun Control Laws
JASON HOWERTON - Independent Journal Review
Police in Broward County, Florida, seized a man’s firearms and ammunition under Florida’s new gun control laws that permit gun confiscation in certain circumstances.
The 56-year-old man was found to be a potential risk to himself or others, leading police to temporarily seize four guns and nearly 300 rounds of ammunition from his home under Florida’s new so-called “red flag” or “risk protection” law.
Police were called to the apartment building where the man lives to conduct a welfare check and reported him acting in a bizarre manner. One week later, on March 14, Lighthouse Point police filed the risk protection request.
The Sun Sentinel has more details on what led to the gun confiscation:
Police were called after the man turned off the main electrical breakers to the apartment building, court records show.
The man told officers he “was being targeted and burglarized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a neighbor who lives in (his) building,” the judge wrote in his order. “(He) could not describe the neighbor but stated that the neighbor 'shape shift, he can change heights and I'm not sure where he comes from' and 'to be honest, he looks like Osama Bin Laden.'”
He also told officers that he had to turn off the electrical breakers because “they are electrocuting me through my legs.”
The man has since been involuntarily hospitalized for psychiatric treatment under the Baker Act, according to reports.
Lighthouse Point City Attorney Michael Cirullo said “it's the first case of its kind in Broward County and we think it's the first one in Florida, under the new law.”
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