red flag law
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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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What is Colorado’s red flag law?
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In Colorado, courts can temporarily seize firearms from individuals deemed to be a risk to themselves or others under the state’s “red flag” law. The state legislature passed the law in 2019, with supporters calling it a key tool to prevent gun violence. Colorado has continued to fall victim to mass shootings in the years…
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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…
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IN RESPONSE | State Senate GOP’s opposition to ‘red flag’ policy made no sense
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I am respectfully responding to my colleague and friend state Sen. John Cooke’s recent op-ed regarding the “red flag” legislation introduced this session. Red flag laws save lives. When a person is in crisis, loved ones and law enforcement are often the first to see signs that they pose a threat. The bi-partisan proposal we…
