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Extreme Risk Protection Orders Expansion: Firearm Safety Measures

This act aims to support states and tribes in establishing and enforcing extreme risk protection orders, allowing temporary removal of firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. Citizens may experience increased public safety, but also new court procedures regarding firearm possession.
Key points
Financial support for states and tribes to implement extreme risk protection order programs (red flag laws).
Allows temporary removal of firearms from dangerous individuals based on court orders.
Mandates training for law enforcement on impartial and effective use of these orders.
Includes these orders in national databases, impacting background checks for firearm purchases.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_S_889
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Process start date: 2025-03-06