Power shut off for thousands of Bay Area customers during red flag ...
11 hours ago · The red flag warning encompassed almost all of the Bay Area, excepting large portions of Sonoma and Marin counties. Higher elevations around the North Bay and East Bay were most likely to be ...
With red flag law ruling, Supreme Court sets a limit on Second ...
Jun 21, 2024 · In a near-unanimous ruling Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court set the outer bounds on the constitutional right to bear firearms that it has been expanding for almost two decades. As in other recent gun...
Red flag laws: Cases soared in New York, but constitutionality ...
May 18, 2023 · ALBANY, N.Y. — The use of the red flag law in New York has surged over the past year to allow judges to confiscate weapons from people they deem dangerous. The rise in cases, according to...
House passes 'red-flag' bill as talks continue on gun restrictions
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a so-called red-flag bill that would allow a judge to take firearms away from a person who poses an imminent danger to themselves or others.
'Red flag' laws can help reduce gun violence, if more widely used ...
Jul 10, 2022 · As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement "red flag" laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court to temporarily remove guns from a person who poses a risk to themselves or others.
‘Red flag’ laws: What they are and which states have them - CNN
Apr 21, 2021 · “Red flag” laws, found in more than a dozen states across the US, are also known as Extreme Risk Protection Order laws – and they allow courts to temporarily seize firearms from anyone...
What are red flag laws — and do they work in preventing ... - CBS News
Jun 30, 2023 · Extreme risk protection orders, more commonly referred to as "red flag" laws, have been passed across the country as a means to prevent gun violence — but there are many questions about what...
"Red flag" laws work — but only if they are used correctly ... - CBS News
Jun 6, 2022 · State legislators have criticized the implementation of their state's 2019 red flag law, calling it widely underused. The court records obtained by CBS News show only 51 emergency orders...
A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a ...
Jan 16, 2023 · Judges in 19 states and the District of Columbia are issuing orders to keep guns out of the hands of people deemed dangerous, like a Fort Lauderdale teenager who threatened a school shooting ...
Can red flag laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
Nov 30, 2022 · Colorado’s red flag law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. A police officer, relative or roommate in the state can initiate the process of temporarily removing someone’s firearms if that person threatens violence.