The reality that they regularly strip away due process from the accused is overlooked in the mad rush to enact more gun control. But the facts are quite different.
A Michigan woman faced an alleged domestic abuser, and she secured a protective order against him from the court as well as an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) to have his guns taken away under the state’s red flag law.
However, these steps did not protect her from the 67-year-old suspect. Instead, it was a good guy with a gun who stepped up in a frightening incident in Orion Township and saved her life.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard identified the attacker last week as Galen Gavitt and revealed that the suspect entered the residence by using an ax to break a window.
Law enforcement had taken weapons from his home back on June 12 due to the order.
The obviously fearful intended victim was staying at her daughter’s home, and when Gavitt allegedly broke in with the ax, she hid in a bathroom with her stepson.
As became blatantly obvious, the removal of the suspect’s guns did not alleviate the danger he posed to his ex-girlfriend. Neither did the protection order apparently prevent him from breaking into the home with violent intent.
The family called 911 and hid from the suspect, according to Bouchard, and the stepson held the door closed as Gavitt reportedly tried to enter. Authorities believe the suspect fired a round through the door, causing the stepson to fall to the floor.
Thankfully he was not struck.
At that point, Gavitt burst into the room, and he indicated to the stepson that he was there for his ex. The stepson was armed, however, and fired a single round into the head of his attacker.
The suspect died at the scene.
Protection orders and red flag laws did not save the intended victim, but the presence of a good guy with a gun did. Yes, there are people who should not have weapons, but everyone is entitled to due process under the law.
And taking guns away obviously does not mean the threat is over, not by a long shot.
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