This reaffirmation of both privacy and Second Amendment rights should give pause to advocates of red flag laws. Posing as defenders of public safety, red flag laws bypass the Second and Fourth Amendments while simultaneously abolishing due process.
Your right to privacy has been further eroded thanks to the Supreme Court's recent Strieff decision — but that could change here in Utah, where the case originated.
This bill directly confronts a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling, based on an incident occurring in Utah, that allows police officers to illegally stop people and see them prosecuted for any contraband they might find.