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  • RED FLAG LAWS
  • GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS
  • FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
Winning Issue » RED FLAG LAWS


Extreme risk protection order laws (ERPO), or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals such as law enforcement officers or family members to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. The ERPO process is patterned after the domestic violence order process because domestic violence orders exist in every state and have largely been upheld as constitutional. The behavioral risk factors that a judge typically considers in an ERPO case include patterns or recent threats and acts of violence, dangerous past behavior with guns, substance abuse, and recent firearms or ammunition acquisition.

Advocates say that in 2022 alone, over 46,000 people lost their lives to guns in America - and nearly 27,000 of those deaths were firearm suicides. Firearm suicide attempts result in death a staggering 90% of the time, compared to just 3% percent for other common methods, like intentional drug misuse. The presence of a gun turns what is frequently an impulsive act — usually not repeated if the person survives — into an almost always fatal act. People who choose a firearm over other methods typically do not have the opportunity or ability to summon help or reconsider. By temporarily removing firearms or making them more difficult to access for individuals in the midst of a crisis, those with suicidal ideation are more likely to survive and get a second chance at life. That second chance is critical since about 90% of people who make a suicide attempt and survive do not ultimately go on to die by suicide later in life. They claim this is why laws like extreme risk protection orders are so important.

Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.3018 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2023
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (GA)



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  • I oppose reforming current red flag laws policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
  • I support authorizing procedures for federal courts to issue federal extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws) by:

    1.) Authorizing a family or household member, or a law enforcement officer, to petition for a federal extreme risk protection order with respect to an individual who poses a risk to themselves or others.

    2.) Directing the DOJ to establish a grant program to help states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities implement extreme risk protection order laws.

    3.) Extending federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.

    4.) Requiring the FBI to compile records from federal, tribal, and state courts and other agencies that identify individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Lucy McBath (GA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


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Representative Lucy McBath
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Lucy McBath (GA)will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider either reintroducing H.R.3018 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2023, or a similar version thereof.



Giffords
If elected as a trustee, Giffords will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for authorizing federal courts to issue federal extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws).

Mission: Our country is in the grip of a gun violence epidemic. Every American will know a victim of gun violence in their lifetime—this is not normal, and it doesn’t have to be this way. Giffords is fighting to end the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political system. We’re daring to dream what a future free from gun violence looks like. We’re going to end this crisis, and we’re going to do it together.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
February 10, 2025
Trustee Election - Closing Date
February 17, 2025