/tags/red-flag-laws Red Flag Laws en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:34:45 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-29/could-floridas-red-flag-law-have-stopped-the-jacksonville-shooter A young, white gunman’s killing of three Black people over the weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, is again raising questions about so-called red flag laws Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:34:45 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-29/could-floridas-red-flag-law-have-stopped-the-jacksonville-shooter The Associated Press /national/2023-02-14/doj-giving-states-231m-for-gun-violence-prevention-programs The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /national/2023-02-14/doj-giving-states-231m-for-gun-violence-prevention-programs Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press /news/2022-06-06/florida-red-flag-law-eyed-amid-gun-debate As a national debate rages over gun laws after last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, proponents of “red-flag” policies point to a Florida law as a model for states seeking to strip deadly weapons from people who could cause harm. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:18:04 GMT /news/2022-06-06/florida-red-flag-law-eyed-amid-gun-debate Dara Kam | News Service Florida /news/2022-06-02/as-senators-seek-common-ground-on-guns-red-flag-laws-become-a-focus Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from individuals found to be a danger to themselves or others. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:22:00 GMT /news/2022-06-02/as-senators-seek-common-ground-on-guns-red-flag-laws-become-a-focus Christopher Dean Hopkins, Kelsey Snell /news/2021-06-07/states-get-a-blueprint-from-the-justice-department-for-red-flag-gun-removal-laws The Biden administration is trying to make it easier for states to make laws that temporarily remove guns from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:32:26 GMT /news/2021-06-07/states-get-a-blueprint-from-the-justice-department-for-red-flag-gun-removal-laws Alana Wise /2020-01-01/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 Every Jan. 1, states across the country implement new laws. Some groundbreaking new laws address Internet user privacy and the classification of contract workers in California, for example. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:40:45 GMT /2020-01-01/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 Acacia Squires /news/2019-09-23/thousands-of-guns-taken-under-red-flag-law-but-south-florida-lags-in-applying-it Florida has taken guns away from 2,000 residents in the year and a half since the state passed its Red Flag law, but while advocates tout the measure’s… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:06:33 GMT /news/2019-09-23/thousands-of-guns-taken-under-red-flag-law-but-south-florida-lags-in-applying-it RAFAEL OLMEDA /2019-09-10/congress-considers-gun-control-bills-but-asks-what-does-trump-want The bills being considered by the U.S. House would limit access to high-capacity gun magazines and block any person convicted of a hate crime from obtaining a firearm. Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:01:18 GMT /2019-09-10/congress-considers-gun-control-bills-but-asks-what-does-trump-want Ayesha Rascoe /show/sundial/2019-08-26/hurricane-nursing-home-deaths-gun-legislation-raquel-sofias-latin-pop-sound On the Aug. 26, 2019 episode of Sundial:Hollywood Nursing Home ArrestsIn the days after Hurricane Irma, a dozen people died at the Hollywood Hills… Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:57:07 GMT /show/sundial/2019-08-26/hurricane-nursing-home-deaths-gun-legislation-raquel-sofias-latin-pop-sound Alexander Gonzalez /2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Florida adopted a red flag law last year after the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since then, courts there have approved about 2,500 risk protection orders. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Greg Allen