Red flag laws, or Extreme Risk Protective Orders (ERPOs), temporarily prohibit individuals deemed a danger from having firearms. A 2023 CDC dataset shows states with red flag laws generally have lower ...

The data shows the law is gaining traction as the number of filings is on pace to more than double in 2025 – from a total of ...

Nicole Hockley, a mother who lost her son in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, 13 years ago — and is now the CEO of Sandy Hook Promise — says red flag laws can help ...

The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer. Last year, county sheriffs in Virginia declared their counties “Second Amendment sanctuary counties” and declared that they would not ...

MANKATO — When police seized a cache of firearms from 24-year-old Mohamed Adan Mohamed, who was suspected of planning a violent attack in April, authorities believed they may have stopped a tragedy ...

Gun violence long ago became a fixture in daily news reports in Virginia and across the country. On a single day this month, for example, local readers and TV viewers learned of three shootings in ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine is now the 22nd state to pass a red flag law, with Maine voters sending a clear and decisive message. Voters overwhelmingly passed Question 2, which supporters say is a better ...

Police in Mankato have filed for more Extreme Risk Protection Orders than any other department in Minnesota since the state’s ...

Minnesota's "Red Flag" law, known as an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), is designed to keep guns out of the hands of ...