Red Flag Law

A recent change in Connecticut’s “red flag” law — which allows police to seize weapons from someone who is considered a risk to themselves or others — has led to a sharp increase in the number of warrants issued, and documents show police are now using it more often to deal with threats of suicide.

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Officially, they’re called "extreme risk protection orders." Most people know them as “red flag laws." And right now in Connecticut and New York, they’re evolving.

On Tuesday, the governor stood outside a police station in suburban Windsor to promote a Connecticut law passed in 1999 and revised in 2012. It allows police to get a risk warrant, a court order allowing the seizure of firearms from individuals deemed an imminent risk to themselves or others.

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Officials and advocates said the state’s red flag laws have prevented gun violence, as federal gun legislation could bring them to the rest of the nation.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said he welcomes the bipartisan gun safety agreement in the U.S. Senate. He said he’s glad that Senator Chris Murphy played a major role in the bipartisan agreement.