I'm sure "child in common' means a family relationship.
The worst excesses of red flag laws could be controlled with four provisions:
- The subject must be granted a court hearing on demand within 24 hours, to include weekends and holidays, during which he can be represented by a lawyer, call witnesses to testify in his behalf and cross examine the individual(s) who sought the red flag order or who testified in its support.
- At the subject's discretion, confiscated items must be turned over to an FFL for sale with the proceeds going to the subject.
- The agency that confiscated the firearms is responsible for maintaining their condition as they were when confiscated. Damage must be repaired or the items replaced at the agency's expense regardless of cost.
- Anyone filing a false application for a red flag order or testifying falsely in its support is liable for civil damages including actual expenses, such as legal bills and loss of income, and damage to his reputation. (Laws against perjury already cover criminal liability.)