gun politics in the united states
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Polis says red flag law ‘can work better’ than assault weapons ban
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Gov. Jared Polis believes Colorado’s red flag law is a more effective tool than an assault weapons ban, which General Assembly Democrats appear to be pursuing. Extreme Risk Protection Orders – which allow family members or law enforcement officers to petition a court to removing firearms from a person who poses an imminent threat to themselves or others –…
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Sheriffs who denounced Colorado’s red-flag law are now using it
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Dolores County Sheriff Don Wilson never expected to use Colorado’s “red-flag” law when it was passed in 2019. He thought the law made it too easy to take a person’s guns away. The statute allows law enforcement officers or private citizens to petition a county court to confiscate firearms temporarily from people who pose an…
