Citation From the September 10 edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight

DANA LOESCH: First off, the red flag proposals -- and I have read the language of the laws in the 17 states that have passed these, including the District of Columbia as well, they're -- it's all inversion of our due process. Where you are presumed guilty and then later on, you know, maybe I think in Indiana on average it's about nine months, you have your day in court and you can try to get your property back and clear your name if you have been falsely accused. It is an absolute removal of a cornerstone of our republic, and if Republicans right now under the Trump administration, if they support this, Tucker, if they support this and if they go in with universal background checks and everything else, they will have done more than Barack Obama when he was president to undermine our Second Amendment rights. Is that what they want their legacy to be?

TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): You never go broke underestimating the dumbness of some elected Republicans, particularly in the Senate. But this seems like going pretty far. Do you think it's possible that you would get on the record Republicans supporting this?

LOESCH: I think so. I mean, there are a number already that have indicated that they will. I mean, Lindsey Graham says that he supports red flag laws. We also have elected officials like Dan Crenshaw who says he’s open to the idea of discussing them. And so there’s a lot of concern here. What people need to realize is that the way that red flag laws work and the way they have already been outlined in 17 states is that -- the states differ as to who and how many and how close they are to you, who can petition, who can report you. But in some states, pretty much any Tom, Dick, and Harry can report you and say that they think you are dangerous and that have you have firearms and then law enforcement have no, they do not -- they are not required to give advance notice. You are talking about serving, you know, no-knock warrants and all of this other stuff. This kind of goes along with that. They can show up, no advance warning. In fact, in Maryland, there was a man killed, Tucker. Gary Willis, a 61-year-old man, who was killed when law enforcement showed up at his home before sunrise, knocking on his door demanding to take his property. He had no idea what was going on.

And see, these laws put law enforcement in a very uncomfortable spot which is why a lot of sheriffs in a lot of different states are saying that they will not uphold these red flag laws also. But we have to think of these consequences. First off, it's dangerous. Secondly, due process is inverted. In many instances, people who are accused, they are -- I mean, like I said, Indiana, the law stipulated a 14-day waiting period but that's on average nine months. You assume the court costs for clearing your name. There is a Florida man right now named Johnathan Carpenter whose name is similar to that of a criminal and even though they know it's not the same person, he still, Tucker, has to go through the court system, pay a lot of money, [and] clear his name to get his property back. We are not thinking of the consequences.