Extreme Risk Prevention Order
Wtf is that?
BTW, Oops--it's PROTECTION order, not Prevention order.
Extreme Risk Protection Order
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An
Extreme Risk Protection Order (EPRO), also known as a
red flag law, is a
gun control law that permits police or family members, with a judge's permission, to take firearms from people who may present a danger to others or themselves. The firearm owner may not reacquire the firearm(s) unless they can show that there is no risk in their possession of them.
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As of November 2017, California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Washington have this law. Prompted by a number of mass shootings, 32 ERPO bills are now being considered in the
legislatures of 19 states as well as Washington, D.C.
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In opposition to EPROs, the
National Rifle Association said in a statement that the ERPO "strips the accused of their
Second Amendment rights [and] would be issued by a judge based on the brief statement of the petitioner."
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