Category: Extreme Risk Protection Order

NY Judge Rules State’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Is Unconstitutional

April 5, 2023
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A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize a person’s firearms, is unconstitutional. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, often referred to as “Red Flag” laws, allow courts to order the seizure of a person’s firearms if a police officer, district…

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Extreme Risk Protection Orders Double at Orange County, New York, District Attorney’s Office

November 4, 2022
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The number of extreme risk protection orders handled by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has doubled to 62 following the expansion of red flag law in New York, according to District Attorney David Hoovler on Nov. 3. An extreme risk protection order (ERPO) is a court order under state law that prevents a person…

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